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Discovered in 1892 by Newton B. Pierce (1856–1916; California's first professional plant pathologist) on grapes in California near Anaheim, where it was known as Anaheim disease.
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Pierce's disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pierce's%20disease
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“Pierce's disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pierce's%20disease. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pierce's disease,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pierce's%20disease.
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