Just as the industry was recovering through the use of the sulfur-based Bordeaux mixture, the phylloxera epidemic that had plagued France and other European...
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Feeding by the phylloxera elicits gall formation, and the female becomes enclosed within a small, spherical gall on the underside of The grape phylloxera epidemic began in the mid-1800s, but it continues with force even today. It is a nagging problem in the wine industry. American entomologists McLeod and Williams note,
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Apr 6, 2007 If Christy Campbell has it right, the Typhoid Mary of the phylloxera epidemic that laid waste to Europe's vineyards in the 19th century was...
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Carmenere is the hide-and-seek grape. It was esteemed in Bordeaux before 1850 as a potent red for blending despite the fact it ripened badly in cool, wet years. Fortunately, healthy vines had been imported into Chile from Bordeaux in the 1850s and quietly flourished magnificently in the hot-house valleys of that country.
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Keywords: sandy soil, moving sand, phylloxera epidemic, vineyard reconstruction. Abstract. At the time of the conquest of Hungary in the 10...
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ISHS IV International Phylloxera Symposium IMPORTANCE OF SANDY SOILS DURING THE HUNGARIAN PHYLLOXERA EPIDEMIC AND TODAY.
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Phylloxera sucks the nutrients from the roots and slowly starves the vine, creating a dramatic decrease in fruit. It doesn't affect the taste of the resulting wine but, eventually, In the late 19th century the phylloxera epidemic destroyed most of the vineyards for wine grapes in Europe, most notably in France.
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any of several plant lice of the genus Phylloxera, esp. P. vitifoliae (grape phylloxera), which attacks the leaves and roots of grapevines Stop Phylloxera; Protect Plants From Phylloxera Without Harsh Chemicals - Save $25;
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Thomas Volney Munson (1843-1913), the internationally known horticulturist from Denison, Texas developed over 300 varieties of new grape varieties specifically for He is perhaps best known for his work in fighting the phylloxera epidemic of the late nineteenth century, which nearly wiped out the world’s vineyards.
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