Grape Research Funded by ARS through the Northwest Center for Small Fruit Research, 2008-2010
Project Title	Researchers	Institution
Variety Evaluation and Crop Adjustment to Improve Fruit Quality of Table Grapes	Esmaeil Fallahi	University of Idaho
A Link Between Grapevine Bleeding and Budbreak, Shoot Growth, and Fruit Set: Causes and Consequences for Vineyard Management	Markus Keller	Washington State University (WSU)
Developing a Site Selection Tool Using GIS and Grapes as a Model System	Joan Davenport, Gregory Jones, and Andrew Duff	WSU
Is Timing the Key to Good Fruit Phenolics?	Julie Tarara and Jungmin Lee	ARS
Genetic Diversity Among Grapevine Viruses in the Pacific Northwest	Naidu Rayapati and Bob Martin	WSU and ARS
Integration of Mite Biological Control Using Timed Miticide Applications and Organic and Low Input Fungus Programs	Vaughn Walton, Amy Dreves, and Walt Mahaffee	Oregon State University (OSU) and ARS
Effects of Vineyard Cover Crop Management on Soil Moisture, Vine Growth and Nutrition in Establishing Young Vines	Patty Skinkis and Paul Schreiner	OSU and ARS
Effects of Cluster Zone Leaf Removal on Norisoprenoids of Pinot Noir Fruit and Wine, Part 1: Canopy Microlimate and Fruit Quality	Patty Skinkis	OSU
Trellis Tension Monitor: Tool for Vineyard Sampling and Yield Estimation	Julie Tarara, Paul Blom, and Mercy Olmstead	ARS and WSU
Relationship between Shoot Number and Vigor in Grapevines:  Physiological Causes and Practical Implications	Markus Keller and Bhaskar Bondada	WSU
Practical Implications of the Relationship between Vigor and Xylem Anatomy in Grapevine	Bhaskar Bondada and Markus Keller	WSU
Understanding and Applying Physiological and Anatomical Adjustments of Grapevine to Identify Drought Resistant Cultivars for Sustaining Grape Production in Drought Conditions	Bhaskar Bondada and Markus Keller	WSU
Reducing Leaf Chlorosis of ‘Concord’ Grapevines:  Effects of FeEDDHA and Rootstocks	Lailiang Cheng, Markus Keller, and Joan Davenport	Cornell University and WSU
Rootstock and Scion Influences on Grape and Wine Composition and Quality	James Harbertson and Markus Keller	WSU
Changes in Grape Berry Size due to Late-Season Irrigation	Markus Keller and Bhaskar Bondada	WSU
Understanding Micro-oxygenation Technique and the Oxidation of Grape/Wine Polyphenolics	Jungmin Lee, Julie Tarara, and Kerry Ringer	ARS and WSU
Particle film and Deficit Irrigation:  Partners to Enhance Wine Grape Quality and Sustainability	Krista Shellie and   Mike Glenn	ARS
Effects of Plant Parasitic Nematode Densities on Grapevine Establishment – Development of Damage Thresholds	Ekaterini Riga, Markus Keller, and Jack Pinkerton	WSU and ARS
Profiling Viruses Associated with Grapevine Leafroll Disease in the vineyards of the Pacific Northwest	Naidu Rayapati, Ken Eastwell, David James, Tessa Grasswitz, and Bob Martin	WSU and ARS
Impact of Rootstock—Scion-Virus Interactions on Grape Yield and Quality Attributes	Naidu Rayapati, Bob Martin, and Ken Eastwell	WSU and ARS
Integrated Management Strategies of biology of Bud Mites in Oregon and Washington State Vineyards	Vaughn Walton, Glenn Fisher, Amy Dreves, and Angela Gadino	OSU
Evaluation of Nematode Resistant Grape rootstock for Managing Mesocriconema xenolplax	Paul Schreiner, Jack Pinkerton, Inga Zasada, and David Bryla	ARS
Nutrient Management in Irrigated Pacific Northwest Wine Grapes	Joan R. Davenport	WSU

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