Join Oregon State University Extension and the Oregon Wine Research Institute (OWRI) for a live webinar series starting Oct. 20, 2020 focusing on Grape Red Blotch Disease. These seminars will focus on research findings from Oregon-based studies conducted by researchers at OWRI and partners at the USDA-ARS. Seminars will cover virus epidemiology, vector identification and biology, grapevine performance, wine production, fruit and wine composition, and wine sensory results. Each seminar will allow a live question/answer session.
ODA pesticide credits are approved for the first five seminars in the series.
October 20, 2020 | 12:00-1:00 PM PST | 1 ODA pesticide credit
Where are we now? A deeper understanding of Grape Red Blotch Virus effects on grapevine physiology, Dr. Alexander Levin, Assistant Professor of Viticulture, Oregon State University.
October 27, 2020 | 12:00-1:00 PM PST | 1 ODA pesticide credit
Efficacy of vineyard management practices for mitigating the effects of Grape Red Blotch Disease, Cody Copp, Graduate Research Assistant and MS candidate, Oregon State University.
November 3, 2020 | 12:00-1:00 PM PST | 1 ODA pesticide credit
Review of current knowledge of vectors and epidemiology of Grape Red Blotch Disease, Dr. Vaughn Walton, Professor and Horticultural Entomologist, Oregon State University.
November 17, 2020 | 12:00-1:00 PM PST | 1 ODA pesticide credit
Vine response to Grape Red Blotch Virus and management tactics in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, Dr. Patty Skinkis, Professor and Viticulture Extension Specialist, Oregon State University.
November 24, 2020 | 12:00-2:00 PM PST | 2 ODA pesticide credits (1 core credit, 1 other credit)
More into the details of Grape Red Blotch Disease diagnosis: When, where, how, and why?, Dr. Achala KC, Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology, Oregon State University
Testing insects from vineyards with high incidence of Grape Red Blotch Virus for the ability to transmit the virus, Dr. Jana Lee, Research Entomologist and Dr. Robert Martin, Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS.
December 1, 2020 | 12:00-1:00 PM PST
Sensory impacts due to Grapevine Red Blotch Virus on Willamette Valley Pinot noir, Samuel Hoffman, Graduate Research Assistant and MS candidate, Oregon State University.
December 8, 2020 | 12:00-1:00 PM PST
Grape Red Blotch Disease: Grape and wine composition, Dr. Michael Qian, Professor of Food Chemistry, Oregon State University, Dr. Alexander Levin, Assistant Professor of Viticulture, Oregon State University, Dr. Patty Skinkis, Professor and Viticulture Extension Specialist, Oregon State University.
December 15, 2020 | 12:00-1:00 PM PST
Grape Red Blotch Disease: What we learned and where do we go next?, Review and open discussion session with the entire OWRI Red Blotch Study Team of panelists, including Drs. Achala KC, Jana Lee, Alexander Levin, Bob Martin, James Osborne, Michael Qian, Patty Skinkis, Elizabeth Tomasino, and Vaughn Walton.
