Phylloxera was a disease that almost ended the European vine, let’s find out how it was defeated and what role the graft played.

FILLOSSERA AND GRAFT

1.FILLOSSERA AND GRAFT

The phylloxera from the Eastern Rockies landed in France in 1863 and throughout Europe in the late 1800s. Today it is widespread in all wine-growing countries of the world and in a short time causes serious damage to the roots and the consequent death of the attacked plant, with the exception of some American vines. In Italy the worst massacres were in Valtellina and Oltrepo Pavese. This scourge attacks the plant in two places, the root or other systems. Vain were the first remedies such as urine, soot, crushed garlic and other chemical compounds.

The phylloxera from the Eastern Rockies landed in France in 1863 and throughout Europe in the late 1800s. Today it is widespread in all wine-growing countries of the world and in a short time causes serious damage to the roots and the consequent death of the attacked plant, with the exception of some American vines. In Italy the worst massacres were in Valtellina and Oltrepo Pavese. This scourge attacks the plant in two places, the root or other systems. Vain was the first remedies such as urine, soot, crushed garlic, and other chemical compounds.

2. CORRECT ANSWER

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