New closterovirus in ‘Redglobe’ grape causes decline of grafted plants

Uyemoto, J; Rowhani, A; Luvisi, D; Krag, C

New closterovirus in ‘Redglobe’ grape causes decline of grafted plants

Authors

Jerry K. Uyemoto
Adib Rowhani
Donald Luvisi
C. Randy Krag

Authors Affiliations

J.K. Uyemoto is Research Plant Pathologist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, stationed in Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis; A. Rowhani is Specialist, Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis; D. Luvisi is retired Farm Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, Kern County; C.R. Krag is pest control advisor in private practice.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 55(4):28-31. DOI:10.3733/ca.v055n04p28. July 2001.

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Abstract

In California, first-generation table grape vineyards were planted on their own roots. But in recent years growers have been replanting onto acreage previously in grapes more often. Grafted plants are being sought to overcome nematodes and other site-related problems. We investigated the etiology of the decline and death of ‘Redglobe’ table grape scions propagated on different rootstocks, using a series of greenhouse and field experiments, and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays. We determined that a specific graft-transmissible agent was closely associated with declining young grapevines. The ‘Redglobe’ closterovirus that we identified was given the trivial name Grapevine rootstock stem lesion associated virus (GRSLaV).

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