Tuesday, 31 July 2018

PRO/PL> Mildews, grapevine - France: (AC)

Other Plant Disease -- France
Mildew is ravaging Bordeaux's vineyards [Nouvelle-Aquitaine region] in France's largest wine-growing region. Few producers have been spared from the outbreak which they say has been caused by heavy rainfall in the spring [2018]. Most expect to lose between 20 and 70 per cent of their crop.
Joel Ortiz, a producer who advises the local Chamber of Agriculture, said: "Few vineyards are completely unaffected. It's widespread, although it hits some varieties of grapes worse than others." Merlot

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5938289&promed&0

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