Tomato Ringspot Virus Webinar to be held

With a name such as tomato ringspot virus, this disease would not be top of mind for most grape growers.

The Canadian Grapevine Certification Network is hosting its first webinar of the year on Tomato Ringspot Virus (ToRSV) which is becoming of increasing concern in parts of eastern Canada. It’s not widely known or understood.

This webinar will provide an overview of the basics as well as some practical implications and suggestions for how to mitigate/manage the virus in the vineyard. Presentations will be given by Dr. Marc Fuchs, professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology at Cornell University and Dr. Tom Forge, research scientist, in applied soil ecology and nematology at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Summerland Research & Development Centre.