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Pierce's Disease is a bacterial infection, which is spread by bugs that feed on grapevines, particularly the "glassy winged sharpshooter." Grapevines that become infected with PD can quickly become sick and die.
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Interim progress report: Biology and spread of grapevine red blotch associated virus.
Authors: Marc Fuchs
Submitted: July 31, 2017
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Interim progress report: Genome editing of TAS4, MIR828, and targets MYBA6/A7: A critical test of Xylella fastidiosa infection and spreading mechanisms in Pierce's disease.
Authors: Christopher Rock
Interim progress report: Resistance to grapevine fanleaf virus in rootstocks.
Interim progress report: Management of the federal permit for field testing transgenic grapevine rootstocks in California.
Authors: Abhaya Dandekar
Submitted: July 29, 2017
Interim progress report: Biological control of Pierce's disease of grape with an endophytic bacterium.
Authors: Steven Lindow
Submitted: July 28, 2017
Interim progress report: Expanding the range of grape rootstock and scion genotypes that can be genetically modified for use in research and product development.
Authors: David Tricoli
Interim progress report: Field testing transgenic grapevine rootstocks expressing chimeric antimicrobial protein (CAP) and polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein (PGIP).
Submitted: July 25, 2017
Final report: Development of a biological control for Pierce's disease.
Authors: Thomas Burr
Submitted: July 24, 2017
Interim progress report: Management of insecticide resistance in glassy-winged sharpshooter populations using toxicological, biochemical, and genomic tools.
Authors: Richard Redak
Final report: Comparison and optimization of different methods to alter diffusible signal factor mediated signaling in Xylella fastidiosa in plants to achieve Pierce's disease control.
Interim progress report: Field evaluation of Pierce's disease resistance of various DSF-producing grape varieties as scions and rootstocks.
Interim progress report: Evaluation of commercial ant baits as a component of an integrated pest management program for vine mealybug.
Authors: Monica Cooper
Submitted: July 20, 2017
Interim progress report: Evaluating potential shifts in Pierce's disease epidemiology.
Authors: Rodrigo Almeida
Submitted: July 13, 2017