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Grapes grapevine plant material, plus provide quarantine serv- ices that reduce the chance of introduction of exotic pests that are difficult and costly to control. Before new grape material gets out of quarantine jail, it is tested for two years and, if needed, rootstock is put through dis- ease therapy to eliminate pathogens. On the grape side of the business, the Clean Plant Network is a partnership with the Washington State Department of Agriculture, the grape industry, and WSU researchers and extension staff, and operates under the umbrella of the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Clean plant centers for grapes Cornell University, Geneva, New York The Cornell The Clean Plant Network was created to help growers and nurseries prosper and remain economically viable in the face of worldwide competition. program facilitates the introduction of new accessions and clones of Vitis vinifera from Europe. Clean, virus-tested propagation of foreign and domestic material is produced by graft-indexing and several types of bioassays in combination with virus elimination therapy procedures. Indexing for Agrobacterium vitis (crown gall) is also done rou- tinely. Cornell manages research/evaluation quarantine plantings and is exploring innovative ways to improve the way they detect pathogens. Cornell extension special- ists conduct outreach programs to address the needs of the industry, with a major emphasis on New York State and the eastern United States. http://grapesandwine.cals.cornell.edu/cals/grapesandwine/index.cfm Center for Viticulture & Small Fruit Research, Florida A&M University The Southeastern Vine Improvement and Distribution Program offers pathogen-testing, disease elimination therapy, and a 4.5-acre vineyard containing economically impor- tant muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia) and Florida native hybrid varieties. The center serves the viticulture industry in Florida and the southeastern United States. www.famu.edu/cesta/main/index.cfm/research/center-for-viticultural-sciences-and- small-fruit Foundation Plant Services, University of California, Davis Headquarters for the National Clean Plant Net- work for Grapes, the foundation was created in 1958 and is a cooperative effort between the UC, USDA's Agricul- tural Research Service, and California's wine and grape industry. The foundation houses clean plant programs for grapes, strawberries, fruit trees, nut trees, roses, and sweet potatoes. The current foundation collection con- tains germ plasm for the California Department of Food and Agriculture's Grapevine Registration and Certifica- tion Program, a collection that contains over 750 grape varieties and 1,200 clones from within and outside of the United States. http://fps.ucdavis.edu Midwest Grape Tissue-Culture and Virus-Testing Laboratory, Center for Grapevine Biotechnology, Missouri State University Severe viral diseases have emerged in commercial vineyards and pose a threat to the grape and wine industries in Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, and Indiana. Discovery of a grapevine DNA virus associ- ated with vein clearing and vine decline disease creates an additional threat. The lab maintains and tests mother vines of Norton, Chambourcin, Chardonel, Vignoles, Vidal Blanc, Cayuga White, and Traminette. http://mtngrv.missouristate.edu/cleangrapevineprogram/ Northwest Grape Foundation Service, Washington State University, Prosser The Grape Foundation Service is a joint effort of industry, WSU, and the WSDA's grape certification program. Existing and new public and private selections of wine, juice, table grapes, and rootstocks are maintained by the foundation. All stock is greenhouse-grown, propagated aseptically, and tested for pathogens. http://wine.wsu.edu/research-extension/plant-health/nwgfs/info/ Please, do us both a favor…start clean to stay clean. • Scharlau is a member of the Tier 2 National Clean Plant Network Grape Board. Sign up for the eFlash Newsletter to be informed of the latest tree fruit industry news, including trends, marketing, research, and growing technology. Fill out the form at All information kept confidential. iPad2! ENTER TO WIN AN www.goodfruit.com For more information call 800-487-9946 or e-mail getit@goodfruit.com One entry per person ONLY. Deadline for entry February 29, 2012 GOOD FRUIT GROWER FEBRUARY 1, 2012 39