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mant. However, grafting activities are performed
during the spring of the following year. Planning
with time will allow for inspection of the increase
blocks early in the fall before a freeze. Being famil-
iar with the nursery’s operations and their staff is
important. Good communication will help with
scheduling inspections and testing of the increase
blocks from which bud wood and rootstock cuttings
will be collected.

Diseases, pathogens, and/or their vectors do not
know or respect the borders between vineyard
blocks (at the nursery, foundation block, or your
vineyard). Even if the planting material came from
a reputable certification program, paying atten-
tion to the surrounding vineyards as well as having
knowledge of the potential presence of disease
prior to planting is important.

The planning of a new vineyard is not trivial and
requires specialized knowledge. I am available to
help look for suspicious symptoms (inspect scion
and rootstock source blocks), evaluate the planting
site, develop a testing plan based on science and
statistics, and review nursery and vineyard disease
STOP DISEASE testing history.

Judit Monis, Ph.D. provides specialized services

Before It Happens! to help growers, vineyard managers, and nursery
personnel avoid the propagation and transmission
of disease caused by bacteria, fungi, and viruses in
their vineyard blocks. Judit (based in California) is
Judit Monis, Ph.D. fluent in Spanish and is available to consult in all
Helping Growers, Vineyard Managers, and wine grape growing regions of the word. Please
Nurseries Avoid Spreading or Introducing visit juditmonis.com for information or contact
Grapevine Diseases in Their Vineyard. juditmonis@yahoo.com to request a consulting
session at your vineyard or virtually.
• Vineyard & Planting
Material Inspection

• Nursery Block & Stock Evaluation

• Disease Analysis & Identification

For More Information Visit:

Judit Monis, Ph.D.
www.juditmonis.com
831-346-7034

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