Prosser, Wash.—A new discovery by scientists at Washington State University could help grape growers roll back a devastating virus that withers their vines and shrivels harvests. Named for how it curls the leaves of infected plants, grapevine leafroll disease costs growers millions of dollars in lost vines and productivity. Until now, no one has […]
By Maya Wahl, CAHNRS Academic Programs Summer looks different for students across WSU: some head home, some stay on campus to take classes, some work on internships locally, and some travel across the globe to explore the world. This summer two viticulture and enology students, Madeline Nichols and Jessica Marston, have travelled across the world to […]
WSU researcher perfects wine’s distinct colors.
Naidu Rayapati, world-renowned plant pathologist, has been named director of the Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center and CAHNRS assistant dean for Tri-Cities.
Researchers at Washington State University are harnessing the power of sensors, big data and automation to help Northwest grape growers produce high quality wine grapes using less water. Supported by $691,500 from the joint National Science Foundation-U.S. Department of Agriculture Cyber-Physical Systems initiative, Manoj Karkee, associate professor in Biological Systems Engineering, leads the three-year grant […]
The CAHNRS Spark program took high school students on a tour to show the wide variety of job opportunities in agriculture.
WSU V&E Program research faculty and students star in newly released video series. Watch to learn about the history and innovation at the core of Washington state wine research. Wine research initiatives take the stage in a series of videos created for the Washington State Wine Commission. The video series shares the importance and value […]
Uncork. Pour. Swirl. Sniff. Sip. The first to cleanse the palate, the second to acclimate, and the third to analyze. But what exactly are we analyzing when we savor a sip of wine? As you…
Something in the soil was destroying grapevines. Naidu Rayapati was determined to find out what.
Wine and grape industry members and students are invited to a research symposium, “Climate Extremes: Is the Pacific Northwest Wine Industry Ready?” 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday, March 17, in the East Auditorium at Washington State University Tri-Cities.
