Dying on the Vine - How Phylloxera Transformed Wine by George D. Gale, Jr.

Description: Dying on the Vine chronicles 150 years of scientific warfare against the grapevine's worst enemy: phylloxera. In a book that is highly relevant for the wine industry today, George Gale describes the biological and economic disaster that unfolded when a tiny, root-sucking insect invaded the south of France in the 1860s, spread throughout Europe, and journeyed across oceans to Africa, South America, Australia, and California?laying waste to vineyards wherever it landed. He tells how scientists, viticulturalists, researchers, and others came together to save the world's vineyards and, with years of observation and research, developed a strategy of resistance. Among other topics, the book discusses phylloxera as an important case study of how one invasive species can colonize new habitats and examines California's past and present problems with it.

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EAN: 9780520265486

UPC: 9780520265486

ISBN: 9780520265486

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Book Title: Dying on the Vine - How Phylloxera Transformed Win

Item Length: 23.1 cm

Number of Pages: 336 Pages

Publication Name: Dying on the Vine: How Phylloxera Transformed Wine

Language: English

Publisher: University of California Press

Item Height: 229 mm

Subject: Botany, Safety, History

Publication Year: 2011

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 590 g

Author: George D. Gale, Jr.

Item Width: 152 mm

Format: Hardcover