Ungrafted vineyard rootstock: Eradication of unproductive rootstock vines by treatment with chemicals tested in Sonoma and Santa Clara counties

Lider, L; Leonard, O; Sisson, R

Ungrafted vineyard rootstock: Eradication of unproductive rootstock vines by treatment with chemicals tested in Sonoma and Santa Clara counties

Authors

L. A. Lider
O. A. Leonard
R. L. Sisson

Authors Affiliations

L. A. Lider is Assistant Professor of Viticulture, University of California, Davis; O. A. Leonard is Associate Professor of Botany, University of California, Davis; R. L. Sisson is Farm Advisor, Sonoma County, University of California.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 11(8):3-4. DOI:10.3733/ca.v011n08p3. August 1957.

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Abstract

Approximately 30% of the 450,000 acres of vineyards in California are—necessarily—on rootstock resistant to certain soil pests.

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