2000 IEEE symposium on field-programmable custom computing machines : proceedings : April 17-19, 2000, Napa Valley, California / by IEEE Symposium on FPGAs for Custom Computing Machines (2000 : Napa Valley, Calif.), Hutchings, Brad L., IEEE Computer Society. Technical Committee on Computer Architecture

Global warming and wine quality: are we close to the tipping point? by Gregory Gambetta, Sahap Kaan Kurtural

“…Here we examine relationships between warming, fruit ripening, and wine quality in two renowned red wine regions; Napa Valley, California, USA, and Bordeaux, France. We show that both regions have warmed substantially over the past 60+ years and that until now this warming has contributed to increases in the average wine quality. …”
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Canonical correlations among grapevine agronomic and processing characteristics by Adeliano Cargnin

“…The study was based on the mean data of eight characteristics from two experiments to test the performance of these clones: the first experiment provided data from seven clones of Cabernet Sauvignon, which evaluated in the northern San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, and the second data set was from six clones of the Chardonnay variety, which were evaluated in the Napa Valley, California, United States. The canonical correlations among the two varieties were significant, indicating that the two groups of characteristics were related or not independent. …”
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Habitat selection by a predator of rodent pests is resilient to wildfire in a vineyard agroecosystem by Allison E. Huysman, Matthew D. Johnson

“…Abstract Conservation of uncultivated habitats can increase the potential for ecosystem services in agroecosystems, but these lands are also susceptible to wildfires in the arid western United States. In Napa Valley, California, abundant rodent pests and an interest in integrated pest management have led wine producers to use nest boxes to attract Barn Owls (Tyto furcata) to winegrape vineyards. …”
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Multi‐year nest box occupancy and short‐term resilience to wildfire disturbance by barn owls in a vineyard agroecosystem by Allison E. Huysman, Matthew D. Johnson

“…In the world‐renowned wine‐producing region of Napa Valley, California, wine grape growers install nest boxes to attract American barn owls (Tyto furcata), which may reduce rodent crop damage. …”
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Occurrence of grapevine leafroll-associated virus complex in Napa Valley. by Abhineet M Sharma, Jinbo Wang, Siobain Duffy, Siming Zhang, Michelle K Wong, Arash Rashed, Monica L Cooper, Kent M Daane, Rodrigo P P Almeida

“…A structured sampling design, utilizing a combination of RT-PCR based testing and sequencing methods, was used to survey GLRaVs in Napa Valley (California, USA) vineyards (n = 36). Of the 216 samples tested for GLRaV-1, -2, -3, -4, -5, and -9, 62% (n = 134) were GLRaV positive. …”
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