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Phylloxera-resistant grape rootstocks for the coastal valleys of California

Author

Lloyd A. Lider

Author Affiliations

Lloyd A. Lider was Assistant Professor of Viticulture and Assistant Viticulturist in the Experiment Station, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 27(11):287-318. DOI:10.3733/hilg.v27n11p287. February 1958.

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Abstract

The grape phylloxera—Phylloxera vitifoliae (Fitch)—was introduced into California prior to the year 1860. Since its introduction it has been a destructive pest in California vineyards.

Various control methods for this harmful aphid have been tried. One of these is the breeding and selection of phylloxera-resistant grape rootstocks. This paper reports on a series of trials of rootstocks selected over the past 50 years by workers in the U. S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Viticulture of the College of Agriculture. These trials are being conducted in commercial vineyards at various locations and under a wide range of environmental conditions throughout the coastal valleys of California.

A statistical survey of the data collected has shown that the most popular rootstock used commercially, Rupestris St. George is not the most suited under the conditions tested, and that the experimental stock Aramon × Rupestris Ganzin #1 is generally the most vigorous and productive of the stocks under consideration.

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Lider L. 1958. Phylloxera-resistant grape rootstocks for the coastal valleys of California. Hilgardia 27(11):287-318. DOI:10.3733/hilg.v27n11p287
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