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Previous works on grapevine-trunk diseases indicate that minimal or non-pruning of the grapevine under certain circumstances can significantly reduce the risk of symptom expression. Nevertheless, knowledge of the mechanisms behind these observations...

Grapevine leafroll disease (GLD) is one of the most economically damaging virus diseases in grapevine, with grapevine leafroll-associated virus 1 (GLRaV-1) and grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 (GLRaV-3) as the main contributors. This study compl...

Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) are widespread worldwide, causing serious economic losses to the vitiviniculture industry. The etiology of the complex pathogenic mycobiome associated with this group of diseases is critical to implementing appropriate...

Grapevine red blotch disease (GRBD) is a recently identified viral disease that affects grapevines. GRBD has been shown to impact grapevine physiology and grape composition by altering specific ripening events. However, no studies have been reported...

Pathogens are known to affect major physiological processes in plants including the regulation of metabolic networks to maintain homeostasis. Metabolomic analyses generate large datasets that could be analyzed to give insight into the specific metabo...

Ilyonectria is a weak pathogen known for causing black foot disease in young vines, infecting roots and vascular tissues at the basal end of the rootstock and restricting the movement of water and nutrients. This negatively impacts vine establishment...

Flavescence dorée is a grapevine disease affecting European vineyards which has severe economic consequences and containing its spread is therefore considered as a major challenge for viticulture. Flavescence dorée is subject to mandatory pest contro...

This study analyzed the microbiome of three varieties differing in genotype and technical purpose: Cristal, Riesling, and Avgustin, all exhibiting decline symptoms of unknown etiology. A total of 92 symptomatic and asymptomatic grapevines were analyz...

Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs), which are associated with complex of xylem-inhabiting fungi, represent one of the major threats to vineyard sustainability currently. Botryosphaeria dieback, one of the major GTDs, is associated with wood colonization...

Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) are one of the most devastating pathologies that threaten the survival and profitability of vineyards around the world. Progressive banning of chemical pesticides and their withdrawal from the market has increased inte...

Esca disease, the most common grapevine wood disease in Europe, causes yield losses correlated with the foliar symptoms’ expression. In two vineyards located in the Abruzzo Region of Italy, each of which were investigated for esca symptoms afte...

Viticulture worldwide is challenged by grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs). Involvement of arthropods in the dissemination process of GTD pathogens, notably esca pathogens, is indicated after detection of associated pathogens on arthropod exoskeletons, a...

Grapevine red blotch disease (GRBD) has negative effects on grape development and impacts berry ripening. Abscisic acid (ABA) is a plant growth regulator involved in the initiation of berry ripening. Exogenous abscisic acid application was compared t...

Botryosphaeriaceae are a family of fungi associated with the decay of a large number of woody plants with economic importance and causing particularly great losses in viticulture due to grapevine trunk diseases. In recent years, major advances in the...

Up to 60 species of fungi in the Botryosphaeriaceae family, genera Cadophora, Cryptovalsa, Cylindrocarpon, Diatrype, Diatrypella, Eutypa, Eutypella, Fomitiporella, Fomitiporia, Inocutis, Phaeoacremonium and Phaeomoniella have been isolated from decli...

Downy mildew and powdery mildew are among the most serious diseases that affect grapevine. They can cause severe damage, such as yield loss, and affect the size of the grapes and their ability to accumulate sugars, affecting the flavor and aroma nega...

Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) are the most widespread fungal diseases, affecting grapevines in all the major growing regions of the world, and their complete eradication is still not possible. Aiming to search alternatives to avoid the spread and h...

Vitis vinifera, known as the common grape vine, represents one of the most important fruit crops in the world. Romania is a wine-producing country with a rich and long tradition in viticulture. In the last decade, increasing reports of damage caused...

Grapevine red blotch virus (GRBV) has become widespread in the United States since its identification in 2012. GRBV is the causative agent of grapevine red blotch disease (GRBD), which has caused detrimental economic impacts to the grape and wine ind...

During a study of Botryosphaeriaceae species associated with grapevine trunk diseases in the Czech Republic, a collection of 22 Botryosphaeriaceae-like strains were isolated from four cultivars (Blaufränkisch, Pálava, Pinot Noir, and Wels...

Besides well-known grapevine trunk disease (GTD)-related pathogens, there is an increased interest in wood-colonizing fungi that infect grapevines. During 2017–2018, a survey was conducted in Cyprus and wood samples were collected from vines ex...

In recent years, the agriculture sector has undergone a significant digital transformation, integrating artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to harness and analyze the growing volume of data from diverse sources. Machine learning (ML), a powerfu...

This review compares 32 studies (2000–2024) on plant- and microbial-based organic disease management to control grapevine pests and diseases. A systematic literature search provided 24 studies on microbial agents and 8 on plant treatments. Thei...

Spectral measurements are employed in many precision agriculture applications, due to their ability to monitor the vegetation’s health state. Spectral vegetation indices are one of the main techniques currently used in remote sensing activities, sinc...

The Internet of Things (IoT) has gained significance in agriculture, using remote sensing and machine learning to help farmers make high-precision management decisions. This technology can be applied in viticulture, making it possible to monitor dise...

Plant secretome studies highlight the importance of vascular plant defense proteins against pathogens. Studies on Pierce’s disease of grapevines caused by the xylem-limited bacterium Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) have detected proteins and pathways associa...

The effective management of grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) is an ongoing challenge. Hot water treatment (HWT) is an environmentally friendly and economically viable option; however, the short-term effects of HWT on grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) heal...

In the last few years, the agricultural field has undergone a digital transformation, incorporating artificial intelligence systems to make good employment of the growing volume of data from various sources and derive value from it. Within artificial...

Among grapevine diseases affecting European vineyards, Flavescence dorée (FD) and Grapevine Trunk Diseases (GTD) are considered the most relevant challenges for viticulture because of the damage they cause to vineyards. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)...

Grapevine leafroll disease (GLD), caused by a complex of grapevine leafroll-associated viruses (GLRaVs), is among the most widespread and economically damaging viral diseases of grapevine. While its physiological and yield impacts are well recognized...

Grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.) are one of the most economically relevant crops worldwide, yet they are highly vulnerable to various diseases, causing substantial economic losses for winegrowers. This systematic review evaluates the application of rem...

The Esca disease complex seriously affects grapevine yield and longevity. Because of the time delay between wood infection by the fungi and symptom expression, current disease diagnosis relies on destructive sampling of the wood. The goal of this stu...

Grapevine trunk diseases (GTD) are currently one of the most devastating and challenging diseases in viticulture, leading to considerable yield losses and a remarkable decline in grapevine quality. The identification of the causal agents is the corne...

Black foot disease is one of the main grapevine root diseases observed worldwide and is especially problematic in New Zealand. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have been shown to reduce infection and mitigate the effect of black foot disease on gra...

Crown gall disease, caused by soil-borne bacterial pathogens, such as Allorhizobium vitis, poses a significant threat to grapevine cultivation in Japan, particularly under environmental conditions exacerbated by climate change. Effective chemical con...

Esca disease is one of the most important grapevine trunk diseases. It seriously reduces the quality and quantity of grapevine production, and results in a shorter vineyard lifespan. Previous studies have suggested that wide xylem vessel diameter fav...

Innovative applications of high-resolution airborne imaging are explored for detecting grapevine diseases. Driven by the motivation to enhance early disease detection, the method’s effectiveness lies in its capacity to identify isolated cases o...

Shiraz disease (SD) is an economically important virus-associated disease that can significantly reduce yield in sensitive grapevine varieties and has so far only been reported in South Africa and Australia. In this study, RT-PCR and metagenomic high...

Grapevines are propagated by grafting, but the rootstocks used in commercial plantations are susceptible to several diseases. In this study, we focused on a novel root and trunk rot disease of grapevine plantlets that show symptoms during cold storag...

Grapevine leafroll is one of the most widespread and highly destructive grapevine diseases that is responsible for great economic losses to the grape and wine industries throughout the world. Six distinct viruses have been implicated in this disease...

A three-year survey was conducted to estimate the incidence of grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) in Greece and identify fungi associated with the disease complex. In total, 310 vineyards in different geographical regions in northern, central, and south...

Chitosan is a biopolymer with various favorable properties (biotic/abiotic stress mitigation, qualitative improvement, bio-fertilizer, bio-stimulant and postharvest management) to meet multiple agricultural objectives. Grapevine is an important crop...

The Crimean autochthonous grape varieties are unique by their origin and serve as a valuable source for breeding new cultivars with increased salt and frost resistance, as well as high-quality berries. However, they suffer from fungal pathogens, as t...

Worldwide, Esca is a complex and devastating Grapevine Trunk Disease (GTD), characterized by inconstant foliar symptoms and internal wood degradation. A large range of fungal taxa have been reported as causal agents. We applied both culture-dependent...

In this study, berry samples were collected from healthy (control) and symptomatic vines of the white varieties Viosinho and Malvasia-fina. Symptomatic vines showed two different degrees of severity at harvest, namely chlorotic and scorched leaves (s...

Rootstocks are the link between the soil and scion in grapevines, can provide tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses, and regulate yield and grape quality. The vascular system of grapevine rootstocks in nurseries is still an underexplored niche for...

Phytoalexins are naturally occurring molecules with antimicrobial activity deriving from the secondary metabolism of plants; they are synthesized in response to physical agents or stresses and phytopathogenic agents (fungi, bacteria and viruses), as...

Downy and powdery mildews are major grapevine diseases. In organic viticulture, a few fungicides with protectant activities (copper and sulphur in particular) can be used, and their preventative application frequently leads to unneeded spraying. The...

Crown gall is a globally distributed and economically important disease of grapevine and other important crop plants. The causal agent of grapevine crown gall is tumorigenic Allorhizobium vitis (Ti) strains that harbor a tumor-inducing plasmid (pTi)....

Grapevine leafroll disease (GLD) is considered one of the most widespread grapevine virus diseases, causing severe economic losses worldwide. To date, six grapevine leafroll-associated viruses (GLRaVs) are known as causal agents of the disease, of wh...