Grapevine trunk diseases: complex and still poorly understood

• Published in: Plant pathology Vol. 62; no. 2; pp. 243 - 265
• Main Authors: Bertsch, C, Ramírez‐Suero, M, Magnin‐Robert, M, Larignon, P, Chong, J, Abou‐Mansour, E, Spagnolo, A, Clément, C, Fontaine, F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2013; Blackwell; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Botryosphaeriaceae; dieback; esca; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fungal plant pathogens; leaves; Life Sciences; Phaemoniella chlamydospora; Phaeoacremonium; Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection; sanitation; small fruits; sodium arsenite; Vitis vinifera; Ascomycota; Plant pathology; esca; Disease; Plant pathogen; Botryosphaeriaceae; Vitis vinifera; Fungi; Fruit crop; Vitidaceae; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Spermatophyta; Fungi Imperfecti; Phaeoacremonium; Phaemonlella chlamydospora
• ISSN: 0032-0862; 1365-3059
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2012.02674.x

This review presents an overview of eutypa dieback, esca and botryosphaeria dieback, the predominant grapevine trunk diseases worldwide. It covers their symptomatologies in the trunk, leaves and berries; the characteristics of the different fungal species associated with them; and host–pathogen interactions. Here, the host–pathogen relationship is defined at the cytological, physiological and molecular levels. Currently available experimental tools for studying these diseases, both in vitro and in the field, are discussed. Finally, a progress report on their control, which, since the ban of sodium arsenite, comprises chemical, biological and/or sanitation methods, is presented.