Grapevine trunk diseases may be disasters waiting in the wings for unsuspecting growers. They are a major problem in California, but are often underestimated in Australia. In November, a group of experts - Dr Mark Sosnowski of the South Australian Research and Development Institute, Adrian Loschiavo of Scholefield Robinson Horticultural Services, Dr Florent Trouillas of University of California Davis, Andrew Taylor of the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, and Dr Wayne Pitt of theNational Wine and Grape Industry Centre at Charles Sturt University - presented grapevine trunk disease workshops in three WA wine regions, funded by the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation.
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