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A majority settled on a variety called AXR 1 because it suited California's conditions so well, even though it was not totally immune to the phylloxeras.

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In the late 19th century, phylloxeras somehow spread to vineyards in Europe and California, devastating more than 2.5 million acres in France alone.

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They concluded that the phylloxeras had mutated into a new, prolific biotype that threatened all AXR 1 rootstalks.

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Billions of microscopic parasites called phylloxeras are munching away at the roots of the grape-bearing stalks.

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