Flavescence dorée: incurable phytoplasma meets Piedmontese grit
Progress notwithstanding, winegrowers face continued pressure from a multitude of pests and diseases. Some can be prevented, treated and managed by winegrowers; meanwhile, others resist all effort, proving more virulent and problematic. Among these, the grapevine yellow, flavescence dorée, a phytoplasma—a type of obligate intracellular parasite—is transmitted by the leafhopper vector Scaphoideus titanus. Symptoms include […]