Number:
-
Sponsor:
CDFA PD GWSS
Posted Date:
December 1, 2019
Due Date: Full Proposal:
January 31, 2020
California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Pierce’s Disease and Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Board (CDFA PD/GWSS Board) is currently accepting proposals for research and outreach projects on the following serious pests and diseases of winegrapes: • Pierce’s disease and its vectors, especially the glassy-winged sharpshooter • Brown marmorated stink bug • Grapevine fanleaf disease • Grapevine leafroll disease • Grapevine red blotch disease • Mealybug pests of winegrapes. The CDFA PD/GWSS Board’s Winegrape Pest and Disease Research and Outreach Program is funded by a special assessment paid by the California winegrape industry. Prior awards have ranged from $4,300 per year to $383,000 per year, with projects ranging from one to three years in duration.