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The really interesting thing to me is that phylloxera was combated by grafting old world vines onto new world roots. So as I understand it, most of these super
by peeters 7y ago
The really interesting thing to me is that phylloxera was combated by grafting old world vines onto new world roots. So as I understand it, most of these super old established vines in France have American roots.
- mauvehaus 7y agoShadows in the Vineyard [0] has a chapter about this for the benefit of anybody interested in reading about the incident. [0] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18774145-shadows-in-the-vineyard https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18774145-shadows-in-the-...
- cmrdporcupine 7y agoI recommend the book "Dying on the Vine" by my friend George Gale: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520265486/dying-on-the-vine https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520265486/dying-on-the-vine "Dying on the Vine chronicles 150 years of scientific warfare against the grapevine’s worst enemy: phylloxera." It's a very entertaining read, he tells the story excellently, and he has a deep knowledge of the subject. (I know George through the grape breeders community.)