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Sebastien Massart

@be-phytopath.bsky.social
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Professor @UniversiteLiege & GHU manager @BiovIntCIAT_eng Plant pathologist focusing in diagnostics, plant viruses and microbiome.

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EPPO @epponews.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
📢 LE NOUVEAU SERVICE D’INFORMATION EST DISPONIBLE! 📖 Découvrez les dernières actualités phytosanitaires pour la région OEPP. 🔓 Lire en français ici - gd.eppo.int/media/data/r...
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EPPO @epponews.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
📖 Have you seen last month's reporting service is online? Read about the latest phytosanitary updates for the EPPO region in October's reporting service. 🔓 Free to read in English and French at gd.eppo.int/reporting/Rs...
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EPPO @epponews.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
🌍 Interested in the EPPO Jens Georg-Unger Plant Health fellowship but unsure what you could do? 📰 Read Félix's testimony of his time here: www.eppo.int/ABOUT_EPPO/s... ‼️ Don't forget to apply for a fellowship by 15th September: shorturl.at/jHRKd
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Paolo Crosetto @paolocrosetto.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Springer-Nature launched a series of "Discover" journals that closely mimic MDPI titles -- sharing *identical* journal names, and likely similar business model. What is going on, and why researcher will - as always - fall for it? A 🧵 the-strain-on-scientific-publishing.github.io/website/post...
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Springer Nature Discovers MDPI – The Strain on Scientific Publishing
Home page for the paper ‘The Strain on Scientific Publishing’ by Mark A Hanson, Dan Brockington, Paolo Crosetto and Pablo Gomez Barreiro
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EPPO @epponews.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
At EPPO we are wishing our member countries a Happy International Day of Plant Health 🌱🎉 See the message from our Director General here: youtu.be/JgK3aF8RPjs #PlantHealthDay
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EPPO is celebrating International Day of Plant Health 2025
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EPPO @epponews.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
🆕 The latest EPPO Bulletin is now online! 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652338... 🔓 Many articles are now free to read!
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RdRp Summit @rdrpsummit.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
EXCITING NEWS🥳! @isme-microbes.bsky.social is now sponsoring 3 travels grants worth EUR 500 each to support early career researchers presenting at the #RdRpSummit2025. Abstract submissions & registrations are still open!✍️ More info at RdRp.io
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EPPO @epponews.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
🎥 Now Online! 🌱 EPPO Webinar on Communication – Plant Health in Focus: Raising Awareness of Regulated and Emerging Pests for Professionals and the Public 🎬 Missed it live? 📺 Watch the recording here: shorturl.at/bY92L 📝 Read the full report: shorturl.at/oDSzs
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Sebastien Massart @be-phytopath.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Job alert for plant virologists (please share it) We are recruiting a postdoc scientist to integrate our dynamic and international team in Belgium. Improving the detection and characterization of plant viruses using MinION and greenhouse inoculations. All information in attachement
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American Phytopathological Society (APS) @plantdisease.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Join our short course on High Throughput Sequencing starting May 13. Learn sequencing technologies, data analysis, and experimental design. Attend live or watch recordings.   Enroll now: bit.ly/3QVwfQG   #PlantDisease #HTS #Sequencing #PlantHealth #APSCourses
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Anna E. Whitfield @aewtospo.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Another great paper in the Phytovirome special issue! Ecological Connectivity of Plant Communities for Red Blotch Disease Dynamics Revealed by the Dietary Profiles and Landscape-Level Movement of Spissistilus festinus | Phytobiomes Journal apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
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Ecological Connectivity of Plant Communities for Red Blotch Disease Dynamics Revealed by the Dietary Profiles and Landscape-Level Movement of Spissistilus festinus | Phytobiomes Journal
The epidemiological relationship between arthropod dispersal and plant communities is poorly understood at the landscape level. We investigated the connectivity of natural and cultivated plants in vin...
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Anna E. Whitfield @aewtospo.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
The Phytovirome | Phytobiomes Journal apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/full/10..... Schönegger et al. (2025) found that wild carrots harbored a greater diversity of virus taxa relative to farmed carrots and documented key differences in the virus communities of each host type.
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The Phytovirome | Phytobiomes Journal
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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Short read sequencing
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Sebastien Massart @be-phytopath.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Genetic diversity of virus isolates can be amazing! … but visiting germplasm genebanks shows you the other side of the coin : the wonderful plant diversity 😀
Pearl millet diversity at IcrisatSorghum diversity at Icrisat
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Sebastien Massart @be-phytopath.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
It is time for our annual meeting of Germplasm Health Units @cgiar.org genebanks at Icrisat Defining future challenges and collective actions for improving plant health and germplasm exchanges.
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UCDavisPlants @ucdavisplants.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
From Phytobiomes Journal: The phytovirome expands our view of viruses as drivers of plant health, ecology, and evolution. New HTS insights span crops to wild systems.(Joanne B. Emerson) ▶️ apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/full/10.... #PlantPathology #PlantScience
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The Phytovirome | Phytobiomes Journal
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Sebastien Massart @be-phytopath.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Training week on library preparation by Lavena and Lisa for Sri from @incavirus.bsky.social and Fran & Maaike from ILVO. #virus #planthealth #sequencing Which viruses will we harvest ?
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Cédric Moisy @cedric-moisy.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
A French scientist was denied entry to the U.S. for private messages criticizing Trump. Nice way of protecting free speech, Vance…! 🤐 #FreeSpeech #AcademicFreedom www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched
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Plant Health Institute Montpellier @phimresearch.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
[ #phimscience ] 🎯 Discover all the potential of our new #RCA sequencing #diagnostic with #OxfordNanoporeTechnology #cassava #ACMV #fababean #FBNSV 💻🧬🦠 @cirad.bsky.social #WAVE #UFHB
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Improvement of Nanopore sequencing provides access to high quality genomic data for multi-component CRESS-DNA plant viruses - Virology Journal
Background Faced with the recrudescence of viral CRESS-DNA plant diseases, the availability of efficient and cost-effective tools for routine diagnosis and genomic characterisation is vital. As these ...
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Sebastien Massart @be-phytopath.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Virome scanning of pear germplasm collection: check our new publication in Phytobiome from @plantdisease.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1094/PBIO... With a new velarivirus characterized #planthealth #virusdiscovery #sequencing
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Virome Scanning of Pear Germplasm Collections Identifies a New Velarivirus and Extends the Geographical Spread of Three Other Pear Viruses | Phytobiomes Journal
In this study, an extensive virome investigation was performed on a germplasm collection of pear trees (Pyrus communis L.) from the Walloon Agricultural Research Centre (Gembloux, Belgium). In total, ...
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Elisabeth Bik @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Retraction @plosone.org - paper with authors from Ghent University. "All authors either did not respond directly or could not be reached." Does any journalist in Belgium want to write about this? It's so strange that none of the authors responded. pubpeer.com/publications...
Figure 2B from the paper in question, showing several Western blot panels (they look like light grey rectangles, some of which have a fat or thinner black horizontal stripe in the middle). I have marked some of these rectangles with boxes of the same color, highlighting those that look unexpectedly similar.Figure panels from Figure S2, from the supplemental. On the left a blot or gel, showing dark background with white bands. On the right a more classical western blots showing light grey background with dark grey horizontal stripes. In both panels I have highlighted lanes that look remarkably similar, with colored boxes.
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Katelyn Butler @katelynjbutler.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Let’s hear it for the UnEssay - two of my favorite things, plant pathogens & board games. Students made a board game about Citrus Canker and it’s fun and well-researched! (Even though I managed to lose against @butlerjackson.bsky.social, per usual). 🎲 🧪
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Sebastien Massart @be-phytopath.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
We just published a small appetizer from a large scale virome survey of saffron in Iran with Iranian colleagues: doi.org/10.1002/ndr2... A new potyvirus species and new country for 3 know species. Global virome picture will follow #plantvirus #planthealth #sequencing
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Anne Simon 🧪🌱🐴🦠🍊🇨🇦🇺🇦 @annealiz1.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
With Twitter down, perfect time to welcome all the Plant Virologists out there to follow your colleagues and join our Starter Pack! 🧪 go.bsky.app/426v1X8
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Frédéric Suffert @wheatpath.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
📣 Short-term #postdoctoral #position in plant disease epidemiology modeling @inrae-bioger.bsky.social @inrae-save.bsky.social @inrae-dpt-spe.bsky.social. Please share it! 🙏 eng-bioger.versailles-saclay.hub.inrae.fr/content/down...
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Sebastien Massart @be-phytopath.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
How can I react in my job from insane behavior of Trump ? Should I change molecular biology reagents providers (there are excellent EU, JP, KR providers)? Should I adapt the targeted journals for my publications? Complaining will not work, it is only about money at the end. Any other idea ?
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Sebastien Massart @be-phytopath.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
The jetlag disappears when you start sampling in the field (and enjoy delicious meal). Project meeting with Vietnamese colleagues. Financed by ARES-CDD (Belgium) @universitedeliege.bsky.social #PlantHealth #banana
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EPPO @epponews.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
🌳 Forests are vital for biodiversity and food security, and a focus for our work at EPPO. 📸 @fao.org are running the 2025 International Day of Forests photography competition. 👉 Find out more and submit your photos before the 12th March deadline: buff.ly/3Etu83L
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Université de Liège @universitedeliege.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
ULiège's PhenoTram: A Game-Changer in Plant Research 🚋 This TraitFinder revolutionizes automated plant phenotyping, enabling high-precision imaging for genomics, climate resilience, and sustainable agriculture. 🌱 👉 www.sciences.uliege.be/cms/c_134282...
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American Phytopathological Society (APS) @plantdisease.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
From research labs to regulatory agencies, this NEW course on #SeedAssay development and validation is tailored for professionals like you! 🌱 Dive into development, validation, and publishing tips for #SeedHealth tests. Enroll today to save your spot: bit.ly/3ZDIVAS #APSCourse
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Sophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
#DeathByPowerpoint — ban the two title slides now link.medium.com/479dHwjAcQb
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Prof_GD_Foster @profgdfoster.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Do you want to see how we made @CONNECTED_Virus such a success, read the detailed scientific analysis right here Network Dynamics In Developing Interdisciplinary Research Capacity And Collaboration: A Case Study In Vector-Borne Plant Virus Research papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Network Dynamics In Developing Interdisciplinary Research Capacity And Collaboration: A Case Study In Vector-Borne Plant Virus Research
Vector-borne plant virus research straddles plant virology, entomology, agricultural practices and international trade policies and practices. Reducing crop los
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Elisabeth Bik @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Hi @tandfresearch.bsky.social, can you please check DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2016.1184491, which is an Expression of Concern for DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2012.717079 ? It's put behind a paywall for $65, but such statements should be free as per COPE guidelines. Thank you.
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Sebastien Massart @be-phytopath.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
A funny case of plant levitation (by a root) during in vitro culture of #banana. #lablife
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Marcelle Johnson, PhD 🇿🇦 🇸🇪 🇳🇱 @marcellejohnsonphd.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
🌿🦠Hey plant virologists! I've made a plant virology feed to collect plant virology research, publications, events and jobs. Looking forward to see what everyone is up to. 🌿🦠 bsky.app/profile/did:...
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American Phytopathological Society (APS) @plantdisease.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Join us for an insightful #APSWebinar on Feb. 4 exploring how environmental variations and climatic shifts influence plant-pathogen dynamics with insights from Dr. Neha Potnis. 📢 Register now to attend live: bit.ly/42cJcfM #PhytobacteriologySeries
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Sebastien Massart @be-phytopath.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Great tool to link with peers
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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
OIST is an amazing place! Rarely have I seen such a breathtaking research station. So, if the #Phyllosphere Meeting is thematically interesting to you, I highly recommend you have a nice stay in beautiful Okinawa and tour the OIST campus. #PlantImmunity
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
In school, you probably learned that human cells have 46 chromosomes, which is 2 copies of 23 chromosomes, sometimes called 'diploid' or '2n'. But there are other 'ploidies' in your cells. To start with, 80+% of your cells have NO chromosomes: red blood cells or 'erythrocytes'...
A diagram showing what ploidy states look like
Taken from Donne et al (2020) "Polyploidy in liver development, homeostasis and disease" Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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PM Delaux @pierremarcdelaux.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Really pleased to transition from 2024 to 2025 with Tatiana Vernie's work on the evolution of the common symbiosis pathway published @pnas.org 🔽 We finally demonstrate that ☘️ have maintained a genetic pathway to engage with🍄for half a billion years! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Conservation of symbiotic signaling since the most recent common ancestor of land plants | PNAS
Plants have colonized lands 450 million years ago. This terrestrialization was facilitated by developmental and functional innovations. Recent evo-...
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Sebastien Massart @be-phytopath.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Biodiversity of the lab team in 2024. OTUs (Original Territory Unit 😉): 13🇧🇪, 2🇨🇳,1🇲🇼,1🇻🇳,1🇲🇦,1🇫🇷,1🇹🇷,1🇮🇷,1 Catalunya. Indexes of the ecosystem (vs. 2023): OTUs: 9 (9) Evenness: 0.69 (0.88) Shannon: 1.51 (1.88) Simpson: 0.37 (0.21) #lablife #funnyscience #PhD #ecology #labfun #researcherlife
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Elisabeth Bik @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
A good retraction - it appears the IHU MI has been doing years of unethical/illegal research on homeless people. See my 2021 blog post: scienceintegritydigest.com/2021/08/31/c...
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Concerns about Marseille’s IHUMI/AMU papers – Part 2
This is part 2 of a series describing papers from the IHUMI/AMU institutions in Marseille, France, with potential problems. In Part 1, I listed papers with image concerns. In this follow-up I&#8217…
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IPSN @ipsn-bgci.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
🌲 The Plant Health Checker (PHC) is a powerful survey tool developed by the International Plant Sentinel Network (IPSN) in collaboration with our partners at Fera Ltd. 👩‍💻 Learn more, download the guide & app here: buff.ly/3BgsOjE #planthealth
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IPSN Plant Health Checker | Botanic Gardens Conservation International
The International Plant Sentinel Network has created a standard surveying form to support monitoring/surveying activities.
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American Phytopathological Society (APS) @plantdisease.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Attention researchers, regulators, and industry professionals: are you ready to advance your seed pathology expertise? Our latest #APSCourse explores #SeedHealth assay development and validation through expert-led lessons. Enroll today! bit.ly/3ZDIVAS
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Noah Fierer @noahfierer.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Basically every ecology paper: "We found a strong link between X and Y at this site, so this is how the world works." The plot.
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Cathleen O'Grady @cathleenogrady.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
It took four days from submission to publication, and nearly five years from publication to retraction. After campaigning by many, many scientists, and an investigation by Elsevier, an infamous paper on hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment has been retracted. 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
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Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted
Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds
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Roli Roberts @roliroberts.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
IT'S OFFICIAL! From today, @plos.org and its journals are no longer posting on Twitter/X. If you want to carry on hearing about great science in our journal, follow @plosbiology.org on Bluesky here: bsky.app/profile/plos...
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Anne Simon 🧪🌱🐴🦠🍊🇨🇦🇺🇦 @annealiz1.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
🧪 Very sad news from the field of #PlantVirology. Jari Valkonen, Professor and Chair of Plant Pathology at University of Helsinki, passed away this weekend. He contributed greatly to field of Potyviruses and how viruses overcome plant resistance. Moreover, was such a nice person. He will be missed
Jari Valkonen picture
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Plant Health Institute Montpellier @phimresearch.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
[ #phimscience ] Major insights in the cacao's world on the diversity of insects involved in #CSSV outbreaks in #IvoryCoast #Cocoa4Future #preprint @cirad.bsky.social #UFHB #WASCAL @anses-fr.bsky.social 📖 doi.org/10.3897/arph...
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A barcode database for insects associated with the spread of the Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease in Côte d’Ivoire
Swollen Shoot is a viral disease affecting cocoa trees, transmitted by several species of mealybugs (Insecta: Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Pseudococcidae). These insects maintain trophobiotic relationsh...
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Anna E. Whitfield @aewtospo.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
California's $73B wine industry faces a viral threat: Grapevine red blotch & leafroll diseases. A new report from @nationalacademies.org reviews the science & offers strategies to combat these diseases: nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27472 #CaliforniaWine
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Advancing Vineyard Health: Insights and Innovations for Combating Grapevine Red Blotch and Leafroll Diseases
Read online, download a free PDF, or order a copy in print.
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