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:
    Gray, D.
Published Date Title Publication Author List
May 1, 2006 Optimizing agrobacterium-mediated transformation of grapevine In vitro cellular & developmental biology-plant Li, Z.; Dhekney, S.; Dutt, M.; Kelley, K.; Tattersall, J.; Aman, M.; Gray, D.;
July 1, 2003 Comparative anatomy and morphology of vitis vinifera (vitaceae) somatic embryos from solid- and liquid-culture-derived proembryogenic masses American journal of botany Bondada, B.; Li, Z.; Jayasankar, S.; Gray, D.;
Jan. 1, 2003 Constitutive expression of vitis vinifera thaumatin-like protein after in vitro selection and its role in anthracnose resistance Functional plant biology Li, Z.; Jayasankar, S.; Gray, D.;
April 1, 2005 Isolation by improved thermal asymmetric interlaced pcr and characterization of a seed-specific 2s albumin gene and its promoter from grape (vitis vinifera l.) Genome Li, Z.; Gray, D.;
March 1, 1999 Developmental biology of grape somatic embryos In vitro cellular and developmental biology animal Li, Z.; Jayasankar, S.; Gray, D.;
April 1, 2002 Induction of systemic, broad spectrum disease resistance in grapevine by in vitro selection In vitro cellular and developmental biology animal Hopkins, Don; Jayasankar, S.; Li, Zhijian; Gray, D.;
March 1, 1999 In vitro selection and molecular characterization of anthracnose resistance in grapevine In vitro cellular and developmental biology animal Li, Z.; Jayasankar, S.; Gray, D.;
March 1, 2000 Characterization of differentially expressed extracellular proteins after in vitro selection for anthracnose resistance in grapevine In vitro cellular and developmental biology animal Li, Z.; Jayasankar, S.; Gray, D.;
March 1, 2001 Expression of a gfp fusion marker under the control of three constitutive promoters and enhanced derivatives in transgenic grape In vitro cellular and developmental biology animal Li, Z.; Jayasankar, S.; Gray, D.;
April 1, 2002 Use of marker genes to target disease resistance gene expression in grape In vitro cellular and developmental biology animal Jayasankar, S.; Li, Zhijian; Gray, D.;
March 1, 1999 Characterization of agrobacterium-mediated transformation of grapevine (vitis spp.) using the green fluorescent protein (gfp) gene In vitro cellular and developmental biology animal Li, Z.; Jayasankar, S.; Barnett, N.; Gray, D.;
July 15, 2001 Direct seeding of grapevine somatic embryos and regeneration of plants In vitro cellular and developmental biology plant Jayasankar, S.; Li, Zhijian; Aman, M.; Gray, D.;
March 1, 2002 A unique morphotype of grapevine somatic embryos exhibits accelerated germination and early plant development Plant cell reports Bondada, B.; Li, Z.; Jayasankar, S.; Gray, D.;
April 1, 2001 Expression of a bifunctional green fluorescent protein (gfp) fusion marker under the control of three constitutive promoters and enhanced derivatives in transgenic grape (vitis vinifera) Plant science (shannon) Jayasankar, S.; Li, Zhijian; Gray, D.;
July 1, 2000 In-vitro selection of vitis vinifera chardonnay with elsinoe ampelina culture filtrate is accompanied by fungal resistance and enhanced secretion of chitinase Planta (berlin) Jayasankar, S.; Li, Zhijian; Gray, D.;
April 1, 2004 Bi-directional duplex promoters with duplicated enhancers significantly increase transgene expression in grape and tobacco Transgenic research Jayasankar, S.; Li, Zhijian; Gray, D.;
Jan. 1, 2003 Effect of five antimicrobial peptides on the growth of agrobacterium tumefaciens, escherichia coli and xylella fastidiosa Vitis Li, Z.; Gray, D.;