OVERVIEW OF VITICULTURE CONSORTIUM-EAST
CORNELL UNIVERSITY GENEVA, NY

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this program is to maintain an Eastern component of the National Viticulture Consortium through which research in support of Eastern viticulture and the grape industry will be coordinated and, through a grant program, universities can be assisted in their funding of important research projects. The objective of these projects is to improve the competitiveness of the grape industry and result in higher quality grape products for consumers.

PROCEDURES: Cornell University will continue operation of the Viticulture Consortium-East that was begun in 1995 under the direction of a Project Manager and Regional Guidance Committee. This committee consists of industry, research and extension personnel, and determines research needs of both growers and processors, the current status of research in support of viticulture, and identifies areas of specific concern not currently being adequately addressed to meet the needs of the grape industry. A request for research proposals designed to address these needs was sent to experiment stations and universities in the Eastern states with evidence of viticulturerelated research. A scientist review panel was formed to evaluate and rate the proposals. The criteria for this evaluation was based on the Regional Guidance Committee’s recommendations and priorities as to critical needs, the appropriateness of the proposal to meet those needs, the appropriateness of the experimental design, and the adequacy of the personnel and facilities to ensure the fulfillment of the objectives of the proposal. Funding decisions were made by the Project Manager in consultation with the Regional Guidance Committee in consideration of the impact the research will have on the industry, the results of the scientific review committee, and the availability of funds. The awards history for the first eleven years of operation may be found in Table 1.

CURRENT RESEARCH: As a result of the 2007 RFP, the Scientific Review Panel and the Guidance Committee evaluated 74 grant proposals received from 16 States. Fifty-five proposals from 14 states were selected for funding. The number of funded proposals and funding levels were similar to the previous year. Table 2 lists the 2007 awards with titles, sponsoring states, level of Consortium funding, and where known, matching funds contributed by foundations, companies or other non-experiment station sources.

REPORTS FOR 2006 GRANTS: The proposals funded as a result of the 2006 RFP are listed in Table 3. Reports describing progress made during the 2006 contract year are found below.

Viticulture Consortium Table of Contents

Members – Management Committee Regional Guidance Committee

Table 1 – Summary of Awards, 1996-2007

Request for Proposal, 2007

Research Priorities, 2007

Table 2 – List of Awards, 2007

Table 3 – List of Awards, 2006

Viticulture Consortium-East Final Reports for 2006

Researcher	Title
(Allen - MO)	Demonstration & Vertification of Best Management Practices for Winegrape Production in the Ozark Mountain Region
(Bates - NY)	The Effect of Crop Size, Soil Moisture, and Potassium Availability on Concord Nutrition and Crop Development (Final Report)
(Bates - NY)	Improving Wine Grape Production in Acid Soils with Rootstocks and Soil Management
(Bates - NY)	Using Precision Agriculture Tools to Increase Vineyard Production Efficiency
(Baudoin - VA)	Mid-Atlantic Survey of Grape Powdery and Downy Mildew Sensitivity to Commonly Used Fungicides, 2006-07
(Bellinder - NY)	Evaluation of New Herbicides for Grape Production
(Bergh - VA)	Development of Acoustic Emissions Detection Technology for Grape Root Borer in Eastern Vineyards (Final Report)
(Bordelon - IN)	Effects of Training System on Vine Growth and Fruit Quality in Traminette (Final Report)
(Bordelon - IN)	Speaker Travel Subsidy: American Society for Enology and Viticulture/Eastern Section Annual Meeting
(Bordelon - IN)	Wine Grape Cultivar Evaluation for Soils and Climates of the Midwest
(Burr - NY)	Management of Grape Crown Gall by Cultural and Biological Means
(Cadle-Davidson - NY)	A Directed, Non-Transgenic Approach to Recessive Disease Resistance in Vitis Toward Development of Durably Resistant Cultivars
(Cadle-Davidson - NY)	Molecular Epidemiology and Characterization of Botrytis Quiescence in Developing Grape Berries (Final Report)
(Cheng - NY)	Enhancing and Synchronizing Grape Berry Maturation
(Cheng - NY)	Nitrogen Uptake, Partitioning and Utilization of Concord Grapevines (Final Report)
(Cousins - NY)	Evaluation of Rootstocks for Concord and Niagara Grapes in the Lake Erie Production Region
(Dami - OH)	New Method to Predict Cold Hardiness of Grape Genotypes
(Fiola - MD)	Winegrape Cultivar, Clone, and Training System Evaluations
(Fuchs - NY)	Evaluating the Incidence and Potential Natural Spread of Grapevine Leafroll-Associated Virus 1 in New York
(Gadoury - NY)	Investigations of Pathogen Biology and Ecology: The Raw Materials for Improved Management of Grapevine Powdery Mildew
(Garris - NY)	Quality Improvement in Vignoles Through Clonal Selection
(Goffinet - NY)	Effects of Winter-burying Canes and Vines on Bud and Cane Cold Tolerance, Tissue Composition, and Springtime Performance
(Henick-Kling - NY)	Grape Cluster Exposure Effects on Grape and Wine Composition and Sensory Characteristics
(Irelan - NY)	National Grape and Wine Initiative (NGWI): Infrastructure Development
(Isaacs - MI)	Activity and Potential Side Effects of Systemic Neonicotinoid Insecticides for Protection of Vines from Insect Damage
(Isaacs - MI)	Attract-And-Kill Approach for Control of Grape Berry Moth
(Isaacs - MI)	Delivering Vineyard IPM Information to the Great Lakes Grape Industries
(Johnson - AR)	Control and Survey of Aerial and Root Grape Phylloxera on Grape Cultivars and Rootstocks in the Ozark Mountain Region
(Kurtural - KY)	A Spatial Decision Support System for Expanding Viticulture in Southern Indiana, North-Central Kentucky and Southern Ohio
(Lakso - NY)	Grape Root Growth and Physiology in Relation to Environment and Crop Load
(Lakso - NY)	High Resolution Monitoring of Vineyard Temperature Variations and Their Relations to Grape and Wine Composition
(Landers - NY)	Evaluation of Grape Harvester Output in New York and Pennsylvania
(Landers - NY)	Optimising Spray Penetration and Deposition with Airblast Sprayers in New York and Pennsylvania
(Landers - NY)	Software to Determine the Optimal Volume Rate for Pesticide Applications in Vineyards
(Loeb - NY)	Impact and Management of Grape Cane Borer in Eastern U.S. Vineyards
(Luby - MN)	Development and Evaluation of Cold Hardy Wine Grape Breeding Selections and Cultivars in the Upper Midwest
(Martinson - NY)	Measuring the Impact of Site and Clone on the Cold Hardiness and Wine Character of White Riesling
(Nail - CT)	Effects of Graft Union Height on Vine Performance and Winter Survival
(Owens - NY)	Development of Frontenac Blanc, a Cold-Hardy Disease-Resistant White Wine Grape
(Qiu - MO)	Establishment of a Sustainable Grapevine Importation and Certification Program for Midwest Regions
(Read - NE)	Educating the Educators: Technology Transfer for the Burgeoning Midwest Grape Industry
(Reisch - NY)	Breeding and Evaluation of New Wine Grape Varieties with Improved Cold Tolerance and Disease Resistance
(Reisch - NY)	Expression of Anti-microbial Genes in Transgenic Grapevines for Enhanced Disease Resistance
(Reisch - NY)	Investigation of the Transfer of Specific Protein Products Across a Graft Union to Target Tissues Within Vitis vinifera
(Schilder - MI)	Etiology and Diagnosis of Eutypa Dieback in Grapes in the Midwest
(Striegler - MO)	Evaluation of Wine Grape Cultivars for Missouri and the Ozark Mountain Region
(Striegler - MO)	Improved Management of Bunch Rot Diseases on Vignoles
(Sutton - NC)	The Biology and Epidemiology of Colletotrichum species Associated with Ripe Rot of Grapes
(Travis - PA)	Integrated Management of Organic Concord Grape Production in the Lake Erie Region (Final Report)
(Walter-Peterson - NY)	Evaluation of Vineyard Floor Management Practices to Improve Soil Quality and Vineyard Productivity
(Wilcox - NY)	Effects of Sunlight Exposure on the Development and Management of Powdery Mildew
(Wilcox - NY)	Efficacy of Dormant Fungicide Treatments for Control of Phomopsis
(Williams - OH)	Building a Conservation Approach Using Entomopathogenic Nematodes Against the Grape Root Borer, Vitacea polistiformis (Harris) With Emphasis on Understanding Nematode Persistence/Sustainability in the Soil Profile
(Wise - NY)	Evaluation of Winegrape Cultivars and Clones on Long Island: 2006 Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon Results
(Wise - NY)	Investigation of New Options for Bird Control in Vineyards
(Wolf - VA)	Coordinated Wine Grape Variety Evaluations in the Eastern USA
(Wolf - VA)	Optimized Grape Potential Through Root System and Soil Moisture Manipulations
(Wolf - VA)	Wine Grape Cultivar, Clone, and Training System Evaluations
(Zabadal - MI)	Development and Evaluation of Crown Gall-Free (Agrobacterium vitis) ‘White Riesling’, ‘Chardonnay’, and ‘Cabernet franc’ Grapevines

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