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:
    Pereira, J.
Published Date Title Publication Author List
April 1, 2006 Physiological indicators of plant water status of irrigated and non-irrigated grapevines grown in a low rainfall area of portugal Plant and soil Sousa, T.; Oliveira, M.; Pereira, J.;
Jan. 1, 2006 Dbmodeling - a database applied to the study of protein targets from genome projects Cell biochemistry and biophysics Silveira, N.; Bonalumi, C.; Uchao, H.; Canduri, F.; Pereira, J.; Azevedo, W.;
April 1, 2005 Control of stomatal aperture and carbon uptake by deficit irrigation in two grapevine cultivars Agriculture ecosystems & environment Chaves, M.; Pereira, J.; Santos, T.; Lopes, C.; Rodrigues, M.; Maroco, J.; Souza, Claudia;
June 1, 2002 How plants cope with water stress in the field. photosynthesis and growth Annals of botany (london) Chaves, M.; Pereira, J.; Osorio, M.; Carvalho, I.; Rodrigues, M.; Maroco, J.; Pinheiro, C.; Faria, T.; Ricardo, C.;
July 1, 2004 Molecular models for shikimate pathway enzymes of xylella fastidiosa Biochemical and biophysical research communications Silveira, N.; Canduri, F.; Oliveira, J.; Pereira, J.; Arcuri, H.; Camera, J.; Basso, L.; Palma, M.; Santos, D.; Azevedo, W.;
Jan. 1, 2003 Partial rootzone drying: regulation of stomatal aperture and carbon assimilation in field-grown grapevines (vitis vinifera cv. moscatel) Functional plant biology Chaves, M.; Pereira, J.; Santos, T.; Lopes, C.; Rodrigues, M.; Maroco, J.; Souza, Claudia;
Jan. 1, 2003 Partial rootzone drying: effects on growth and fruit quality of field-grown grapevines (vitis vinifera) Functional plant biology Chaves, M.; Pereira, J.; Santos, T.; Lopes, C.; Rodrigues, M.; Silva, J.; Maroco, J.; Souza, Claudia;
Aug. 1, 2005 Impact of deficit irrigation on water use efficiency and carbon isotope composition ({delta}13c) of field-grown grapevines under mediterranean climate J exp bot Chaves, M.; Pereira, J.; Santos, T.; Lopes, C.; Rodrigues, M.; Maroco, J.; Souza, Claudia;