news and research about Pierce's Disease

What is Pierce's Disease?

Pierce’s Disease is a bacterial infection, which is spread by bugs that feed on grapevines, particularly the "glassy winged sharpshooter." Grapevines that become infected with PD can quickly become sick and die.

Author Detail

  • Name:
    Chen, JC
Published Date Title Publication Author List
June 1, 2008 Morphological evidence for phages in xylella fastidiosa Virology journal Chen, JC; Civerolo, EL;
March 1, 2008 Effects of almond leaf scorch disease on almond yield: implications for management Plant disease Sisterson, MS; Chen, JC; Viveros, MA; Civerolo, EL; Ledbetter, C; Groves, RL;
July 1, 2007 Colony morphology of xylella fastidiosa almond leaf scorch strains Canadian journal of plant pathology-revue canadienne de phytopathologie Chen, JC; Groves, R; Zheng, YW; Civerolo, EL; Viveros, M; Freeman, M;
Feb. 17, 2010 Seasonal behavior of xylella fastidiosa causing almond leafscorch disease under field conditions and improved detection of the bacteria by means of array-pcr Journal of phytopathology Livingston, S; Chen, JC; Civerolo, EL;
Feb. 17, 2010 Winter curing of prunus dulcis cv 'butte,' p. webbii and their interspecific hybrid in response to xylella fastidiosa infections Euphytica Ledbetter, CA; Chen, JC; Livingston, S; Groves, RL;
May 1, 2010 Plasmids of xylella fastidiosa mulberry-infecting strains share extensive sequence identity and gene complement with pveis01 from the earthworm symbiont verminephrobacter eiseniae Physiological and molecular plant pathology Stenger, DC; Lee, MW; Rogers, EE; Chen, JC;
Jan. 1, 2010 Seasonal behavior of xylella fastidiosa causing almond leafscorch disease under field conditions and improved detection of the bacteria by means of array-pcr Journal of phytopathology Livingston, S; Chen, JC; Civerolo, EL;