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

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 inte...