Grapes -
Leaf Roll
Leaf Roll (virus): Leaves roll downward and turn red
between the veins progressing toward the cane tips. In California, symptoms
appear in early June in non-irrigated vineyards and in August in irrigated
vineyards. Vines have fewer, smaller clusters per vine with berries that are
low in sugar. Red fruit varieties, such as cardinal and Mission, develop fruit
lacking color, and berries of white grapes, such as Thompson seedless and
Reisling, develop a yellowish-white color instead of the normal greenish-white.
In general, leaf roll decreases fruit color, raises the acidity, and delays
ripening. The disease is spread by propagation from infected mother vines.