News from Cornell's Viticulture and Enology Program, November 2020
RESEARCH FOCUS
Enhancing Vine Health with Commercial Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Inoculants
Mycorrhizal fungi colonize roots and can increase nutrient and water uptake from the soil. Justine Vanden Heuvel's greenhouse and field trials with commercially available products increased root growth and tissue nutrient levels in mature, commercial vineyard trials.
RESEARCH FOCUS
Video Overview of Efficient Vineyard Project (9 minute video)
The recently-concluded five-year Efficient Vineyard Project, led by Dr. Terry Bates, focused on affordable sensors to measure, model, and manage vineyard variability in soil, vigor, and cropping levels. This video provides an overview of the project and its impacts.
STUDENT FOCUS
COVID-19 Changes Internship Opportunities for Cornell Students
Remote classes and social distancing offered viticulture and enology students the opportunity to extend internships into the fall. Some experienced fall fires that swept through Northern California.
EXTENSION FOCUS
Spotted Lanternfly Eggs Detected in the Finger Lakes
The invasive pest Spotted Lanternfly is expanding its range from initial infestations in Southeast Pennsylvania. Live adults and egg cases were detected in early November in Ithaca, NY.
NEWS BRIEFS
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Robotics Revolution, Part 1 (Podcast)
Cornell Senior Research Associate David Gadoury hosts this podcast with USDA researcher Lance Cadle-Davidson about the use of robotics to guide UV sprayers and quantify powdery mildew to identify disease resistance genes -
New grant fuels better nutrient management in vineyards
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $676,000 grant to a pair of Cornell researchers, Terry Bates and Justine Vanden Heuvel, aiming to use high resolution sensors to help vineyard growers identify nutrient deficiencies.