Zespri keeping tabs on vine bacterial infection of gold varieties

Zespri keeping tabs on vine bacterial infection of gold varieties
Aug. 21 (BusinessDesk) – Zespri International, which controls exports of the nation's kiwifruit, is keeping tabs on the spread of vine bacteria disease Psa-V which is showing signs of infection in new gold varieties. Listed kiwifruit packer and grower Satara Co-operative Group has warned its shareholders of the potential adverse impact Psa-V could have on its business. Pseudomonas syringae PV actinidiae is again showing clear evidence in orchard vines, Satara managing director Tom Wilson said in a statement to NZX. “Of heightened concern, th...