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 2008 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 2008 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 2007 RFP are listed in Table 3. Reports describing progress made during the 2007 contract year are found below.

Viticulture Consortium Table of Contents

Members – Management Committee Regional Guidance Committee

Table 1 – Summary of Awards, 1996-2008

Request for Proposal, 2008

Research Priorities, 2008

Table 2 – List of Awards, 2008

Table 3 – List of Awards, 2007

Viticulture Consortium-East Final Reports for 2007

Researcher	Title
(Allen – MO)	Demonstration & Verification of Best Management Practices for Winegrape Production in the Ozark Mountain Region
(Baker – PA)	Isolation and Identification of Attractants and Repellents for the Multicolored Asian Ladybeetle, a Key Pest in Pennsylvania Vineyards
(Bates – NY)	The Effect of Soil Type, Vine Size, and Crop Size on Concord
(Bates – NY)	Improving Wine Grape Production in Acid Soils with Rootstocks and Soil Management
(Bellinder – NY)	Evaluation of New Herbicides for Grape Production
(Burr – NY)	Development of Strategies for Control of Crown Gall
(Cadle-Davidson – NY)	Employing qPCR-based early detection of Botrytis cinerea as a disease management tool
(Cadle-Davidson – NY)	Recessive disease resistance in Vitis for the development of durably resistant cultivars
(Cheng – NY)	Enhancing and synchronizing grape berry maturation
(Cousins – NY)	Evaluation of rootstocks for Concord and Niagara grapes in the Lake Erie production region
(Fuchs – NY)	Evaluating the potential natural spread of the two major viruses associated with leafroll disease and assessing their relative impact on fruit yield and quality in New York
(Gadoury – NY)	Investigations of pathogen biology and ecology: the raw materials for improved management of grapevine powdery mildew
(Goffinet – NY)	Effects of Winter-burying Canes and Vines on Bud and Cane Cold Tolerance, Tissue Composition, and Springtime Performance
(Isaacs – MI)	Mating Disruption of Grape Berry Moth in Vineyards Using Pheromone Deployed in Splat-GBM Wax Droplets
(Isaacs – MI)	Systemic insecticides for selective and targeted insect control in Michigan vineyards
(Johnson – AR)	Control and Survey of Aerial and Root Grape Phylloxera on Grape Cultivars and Rootstocks In the Ozark Mountain Region
(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)	Software to Determine the Optimal Volume Rate for Pesticide Applications in Vineyards
(Loeb – NY)	Optimizing GBM Pheromone Traps: Understanding Regional Variation in GBM Pheromone Trap Captures
(Luby – MN)	Development and evaluation of cold hardy wine grape breeding selections and cultivars in the Upper Midwest
(Milgroom – NY)	Identification of biologically different species within the grape powdery mildew fungus, Erysiphe necator
(Nail – CT)	Effects of Graft Union Height on Vine Performance and Winter Survival
(Pasinetti – NY)	Concord purple grape as novel treatment in Alzheimer’s disease
(Qiu – MO)	Establishment of a Sustainable Grapevine Importation and Certification Program for Midwest Regions
(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
(Sacks – NY)	Physiological and Environmental Sources of Variation in Early Season Accumulation of Methoxypyrazines in Wine Grapes
(Saunders – PA)	Efficacy of Alternate Trapping Methods for the Female Grape Berry Moth (Paralobesia viteana) Incorporating Field Validation of theTemperature Dependent Development Model
(Sutton – NC)	The Biology and Epidemiology of Colletotrichum species Associated with Ripe Rot of Grapes
(VandenHeuvel – NY)	Determining appropriate viticultural practices for Noiret
(VandenHeuvel – NY)	Targeting leaf removal practices towards development of specific flavor and aroma compounds in Cabernet Franc fruit
(Walter-Peterson – NY)	Evaluation of Vineyard Floor Management Practices to Improve Soil Quality and Vineyard Productivity
(Weigle – NY)	Addressing Multicolored Asian Ladybeetle in Grape Growing Regions of the Great Lakes
(Weigle – NY)	Developing Information Transfer Methods to Assist New Growers and Increase Efficiency, Diversity and Profitability in Bulk Juice Operations
(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
(Wilcox – NY)	Identifying the Causes of Wood Cankers and Branch Dieback in Eastern Vineyards
(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
(Williams – OH)	Developing a Method of Monitoring for the Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle (MALB) in the Great Lakes Growing Region
(Wise – NY)	Evaluation of Winegrape Cultivars and Clones on Long Island
(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) ‘WhiteRiesling’, ‘Chardonnay’ and ‘Cabernet franc’ Grapevines

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