NCPN Webinar Series: Crown gall biology and management; Value of virus-tested plant material

March 24, 2016


Since 2008, National Clean Plant Network Centers have joined together to efficiently produce, maintain, and distribute healthy grapevine budwood to the industry. These materials are starting to make their way to nurseries, and ultimately, to end-users. This four-part webinar series will cover the process of producing and distributing virus-tested plant material, graft-transmissible diseases and their impact, New York State’s new testing and certification program, and New York nurseries’ investment in new motherblocks and propagation procedures.

The webinars are free of charge, but you must be registered by noon the Wednesday before the webinar to receive connection instructions. Registering for one webinar will ensure that you will receive connection instructions for all future webinars. You may contact Chrislyn Particka with any questions or if you need assistance registering.

March 24: Crown gall biology and management; Value of virus-tested plant material

Recent research on crown gall has changed how we think about management and the prospects of crown gall elimination. Economic impact studies on Leafroll, crown gall, and Red blotch have enabled us to estimate the value of planting certified, virus-tested vines.

• Crown gall biology, management, and prospects for elimination through tissue culture (Speaker: Tom Burr, Cornell University)
• How much value does a virus-tested, certified vine provide? (Speaker: Shady Atallah, University of New Hampshire)

To register, visit http://tinyurl.com/NCPNgrapes