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GRAPEGROWING WINE EAST
will greatly reduce the spread and impact of
these diseases.
This will be particularly important as
grape production continues to expand to new
production areas and new cultivars such as
the cold-hardy varieties released by breeding
programs. Traceability and auditing associ-
ated with certification will allow growers to
"start clean" and avoid losses associated with
propagation practices of the past.
Like the interstate highway system con-
ceived in the 1950s but not fully realized until
the late 1970s, the National Clean Plant Net-
work funding and New York certification pro-
gram are investments in infrastructure. This
infrastructure, put in place starting in 2008,
is producing products that will, over time,
enter the marketplace and provide economic
benefits for decades to come. As certified
vines make their way into commercial vine-
yards, growers will see lower risks of produc-
tion and quality losses, as well as have lower
risk of premature removal of vineyards due
to viral infections.
When the next severe winter kills vines,
growers will be confident that the replacement
vines they order and plant (if certified) will not
be carrying leafroll, tomato ringspot virus, fan
leaf or red blotch. They will get a clean start.
Tim Martinson is a senior extension associate at Cornell
University. This article is a condensed version of "Clean
Plants for the Future of the Eastern Wine and Grape
Industry," published in Appellation Cornell, Research
News from Cornell's Viticulture and Enology Program,
Issue No. 25. He extends his thanks to Foundation
Plant Services at the University of California, Davis,
and representatives of the three New York grapevine
nurseries: Eric Amberg of Grafted Grape Nursery, Fred
Merwarth of Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard, and Dennis
Rak of Double A Vineyards for their participation in the
Clean Plants for the Future webinar series. Financial
support to Cornell University and the NYSDAM for the
activities described in this publication has come
through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) programs:
National Clean Plant Network; APHIS Nursery certifica-
tion, Section 10007 of the 2014 Farm Bill; and the
USDA APHIS Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey.
Additional funding to the Fuchs program was provided
by the New York Farm Viability Institute.
The references for this article are
available online at winesandvines.com.
NURSERY PLANS FOR CERTIFIED MOTHER BLOCKS IN NEW YORK
Nursery
Site for
Certified
Mother Blocks
Anticipated
Size
Year of
Planting
Accessions/Clones
and Rootstock
Anticipated
Availability
Grafted
Grapevine
Four sites out of
production for
20-50 years
40 acres
20 scion
20 rootstock 2017-19
130 scion varieties and
clones, 12 rootstocks. 2019-20
Double A
Vineyards
80-acre farm,
former tree
nursery 40 acres 2015-19
150 selections: vinifera,
Cornell, University of
Minnesota and hybrids;
four rootstocks.
2018 (limited),
2019 and on,
increasing
availability
Hermann
J. Wiemer
20-acre farm,
never in grapes
20 acres,
three to five
years 2014-17
Vinifera varieties and
clones; four rootstocks. 2018-20
Source: Clean Plants for the Future Webinar No. 4 (March 31, 2016): New York's Revitalized Grapevine
Certification Program, and New York Nurseries' Plans for the Future.
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