| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
All |
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6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
How to ensure clean plant material |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
All |
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6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
New grower education – General information, especially how to develop healthier vines |
| Extension/Outreach |
3 |
All |
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6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
How to brand/market IPM, which is easier than trying to carve out a niche that is not strictly organic |
| Extension/Outreach |
4 |
All |
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6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Teach growers about variety selection and hybrids; some are much less susceptible to certain diseases/pests. Also explain how this affects the spray schedule. |
| Extension/Outreach |
5 |
All |
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6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Crop sensitivity – states with database of locations for crops sensitive to herbicide 2,4-D |
| Regulatory |
1 |
All |
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6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
How to ensure clean plant material |
| Regulatory |
2 |
All |
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6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Crop sensitivity – states with database of locations for crops sensitive to herbicide 2,4-D, WA growers have to record all application data and report to state Department of Agriculture |
| Regulatory |
3 |
All |
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6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Get clearance for grape root borer pheromone (available in Europe) |
| Research |
1 |
All |
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6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Sprayer technology/drift mitigation/coverage –important to integrated pest management (IPM) |
| Research |
2 |
All |
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6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Buffers to minimize drift, what species to plant, distance between |
| Research |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
When to spray, thresholds for our specific weather/environmental conditions, phenological models (time when things are active) – for arthropods and diseases – need to get local data |
| Research |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
How to ensure clean plant material |
| Research |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop healthier vines |
| Research |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Soil organisms, nematodes, impact on vineyard/soil health |
| Research |
7 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Organic practices – soft chemistry, especially organic black rot control |
| Research |
8 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Variety selection, hybrids much less susceptible to certain diseases/pests, how it affects spray schedule, affects layout of vineyard |
| Research |
9 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Crop sensitivity – states with database of locations for crops sensitive to herbicide 2,4-D |