Eskalen Lab

Current Projects

 

-Investigating the etiology, epidemiology and management of Aspergillus vine canker and summer bunch rot (sour rot) of grapevine

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Grapevine Trunk Diseases are the most prevalent diseases of grapevine throughout all grapevine growing areas in California.  They reduce the lifespan of vineyards and increase the cost of winegrape production. Our lab has been working on epidemiology and integrated pest management strategies for pathogens that cause grapevine trunk diseases in California
grapevine trunk diseases

Investigating the etiology, epidemiology and management of branch canker diseases of apple and pear in California. 
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Investigating the Cause of Sudden Vine Collapse in California. https://americanvineyardmagazine.com/uc-davis-experts-investigate-cause-of-sudden-grapevine-collapse/
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-Investigating the cause of golden kiwi wilt in yuba county 
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-Understanding the biology and epidemiology of leaf blotch caused by Zythia  fragaria on strawberry in California.
Zythia

-Investigating the effect of soil inoculum density of Fusarium wilt and Charcoal rot of strawberry.
FWilt
 

-Pear scab fungicide efficacy trial
PearScab
 

-Investigating the cause of branch canker diseases of Pear
PearCanker
 

-Investigating the cause of leaf blotch and fruit spot of Apple in California
Apple Antracnose

Fruit Crop Fungicide trials use conventional/novel programs to treat powdery mildew,  Botrytis bunch rot, summer bunch rot (sour rot) of table grapes and  pear scab, 

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In vitro Fungicide Screening Using Spiral Gradient Dilution Method 

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-Host range testing of Fusarium dieback-invasive shothole borers on tree fruit crops in California.

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