Improving virus management in the Australian wine industry

Posted Apr 22nd, 2021 in News & Updates

Original article from: Winetitles Media

By: Vinehealth Australia

Improving virus management in the Australian wine industry

Image: Grapevine virology PhD student Kamalpreet with Dr Fiona Constable in Mildura December 2020.

Fiona Constable, the Research Leader for Microbiology, in the Microbial Sciences, Pests and Diseases group at Agriculture Victoria, says five things are critical for improving virus management in the Australian wine industry: understanding vectors, using high health planting material, improving surveillance, improving diagnostics and getting better at farm-gate hygiene.

Read the full article: https://winetitles.com.au/improving-virus-management-in-the-australian-wine-industry/

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