ICVG
ICVG is a non-profit making scientific organisation that was founded in 1964. The council organises regular scientific meetings to promote research and world-wide collaboration related to virus and virus-like diseases of grapevine.
Mission: About 70 viruses or virus-like agents (viroids and phytoplasmas) are known to infect grapevine. Many of them cause disorders that reduce the plant vigour and longevity or the quality and quantity of the yield. Infected propagating material is largely responsible for the spread of these diseases among and within viticultural regions. Thus all efforts should be made to improve its sanitary conditions and to protect selected healthy clones from new infections.
ICVG Recommendation for the certification of grapevine propagating material
ICVG Short history and list of meetings
17th Meeting of ICVG will be held during the week of October 8, 2012 at the University of California, Davis. See preliminary program and costs at :
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