The Costs of Powdery Mildew Management in Grapes and the Value of Resistant...
Abstract: Powdery mildew (PM) is a fungal disease that can affect a variety of crops, but it is the most significant disease in terms of expenses for control and losses in quality and yield faced by...
View ArticleThe Value of Powdery Mildew Resistance in Grapes: Evidence from California
Abstract: Powdery mildew (PM) is a fungal disease that damages many crops, including grapes. In California, wine, raisin, and table grapes contributed over $3.8 billion to the value of California’s...
View ArticleThe Costs and Benefits of Pierce’s Disease Research in the California...
Abstract: Pierce’s Disease (PD) of grapevines costs more than $100 million per year, even with public control programs in place that cost $50 million per year (Tumber et al., 2012). If the PD Control...
View ArticleThe Costs of Pierce’s Disease in the California Winegrape Industry
Abstract: Pierce’s Disease (PD), caused by a strain of the bacteria Xylella fastidiosa (Xf), was first reported in the 1880s. Xylella blocks the xylem, or water-conducting system of a grapevine,...
View ArticleThe Economic Consequences of Pierce’s Disease and Related Policy in the...
Abstract: Since 2000, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), has spent approximately $40 million per year to contain and control the Glassy Winged Sharpshooter (GWSS), which spreads...
View ArticleToo Much of a Good Thing? Causes and Consequences of Increases in Sugar...
Abstract The sugar content of California wine grapes has increased significantly over the past 10–20 years, and this implies a corresponding increase in the alcohol content of wine made with those...
View ArticleThe Costs of Powdery Mildew Management in Grapes and the Value of Resistant...
Abstract: Powdery mildew (PM) is a fungal disease that can affect a variety of crops, but it is the most significant disease in terms of expenses for control and losses in quality and yield faced by...
View ArticleThe Value of Powdery Mildew Resistance in Grapes: Evidence from California
Abstract: Powdery mildew (PM) is a fungal disease that damages many crops, including grapes. In California, wine, raisin, and table grapes contributed over $3.8 billion to the value of California’s...
View ArticleThe Benefits from Certified Virus-Free Nursery Stock: A Case Study of...
Abstract: Viruses and related pathogens have no cure and impose large costs on plant production. These diseases are typically spread through infected planting stock and plant propagation material....
View ArticleThe Costs and Benefits of Pierce’s Disease Research in the California...
Abstract: Pierce’s Disease (PD) of grapevines costs more than $100 million per year, even with public control programs in place that cost $50 million per year (Tumber et al., 2012). If the PD Control...
View ArticleThe Costs of Pierce’s Disease in the California Winegrape Industry
Abstract: Pierce’s Disease (PD), caused by a strain of the bacteria Xylella fastidiosa (Xf), was first reported in the 1880s. Xylella blocks the xylem, or water-conducting system of a grapevine,...
View ArticleThe Economic Consequences of Pierce’s Disease and Related Policy in the...
Abstract: Since 2000, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), has spent approximately $40 million per year to contain and control the Glassy Winged Sharpshooter (GWSS), which spreads...
View ArticleToo Much of a Good Thing? Causes and Consequences of Increases in Sugar...
Abstract The sugar content of California wine grapes has increased significantly over the past 10–20 years, and this implies a corresponding increase in the alcohol content of wine made with those...
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