- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Published on: November 16, 2010
In desperation, Allan and Mineca Griggs turned over a chunk of their Shasta County vineyard to University of California researchers to find a solution to their severe powdery mildew, according to a story in the Redding Record-Searchlight.
“There are not too many people willing to sacrifice a crop in their vineyard to do a trial. No one wants to jeopardize their income,” Griggs told reporter Laura Christman. “But I wanted to know an answer.”
The Griggs farm, situated at the 2,400-foot elevation and surrounded by forests, is an ideal environment for powdery mildew, but the farm is by no means alone in its struggle with the fungus. Powdery mildew is the No. 1...
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