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Grapevine trunk diseases: complex and still poorly understood
Author(s) -
Bertsch C.,
RamírezSuero M.,
MagninRobert M.,
Larig P.,
Chong J.,
AbouMansour E.,
Spagnolo A.,
Clément C.,
Fontaine F.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
plant pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.928
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1365-3059
pISSN - 0032-0862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2012.02674.x
Subject(s) - biology , botryosphaeria , pathogen , trunk , host (biology) , botany , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology
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.