Fungal trunk diseases are some of the most destructive diseases of grapevine in all grape
growing areas of the world. Management of GTDs has been intensively studied for decades …

Botryosphaeria dothidea is the type species of Botryosphaeria (Botryosphaeriaceae,
Botryosphaeriales). Fungi residing in this order are amongst the most widespread and …

This review presents an overview of eutypa dieback, esca and botryosphaeria dieback, the
predominant grapevine trunk diseases worldwide. It covers their symptomatologies in the …

Species in the Botryosphaeriaceae have a cosmopolitan distribution, and occur on a wide
range of annual and perennial hosts including grapevines. To date, morphological and …

Decline symptoms in young vineyards have dramatically increased all over the world since
the early 1990s, when the wine industry entered a period of rapid expansion that was …

This study is unique as it compares traditional and high-resolution culture-independent
approaches using the same set of samples to study the saprotrophic fungi on Vitis vinifera …

Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) are major biotic factors reducing yields and limiting
vineyard economic life spans. Fungi in the GTD complex cause a range of symptoms in host …

Main conclusion Heat and water stresses, individually or combined, affect both the plant
(development, physiology, and production) and the pathogens (growth, morphology …

Species of family Botryosphaeriaceae and genus Diaporthe (anamorph: genus Phomopsis,
family Diaporthaceae) were reported and caused diseases on various fruit and nut trees in …

Botryosphaeria dieback (BD) is a grapevine trunk disease (GTD) causing significant yield
losses and limiting the lifespan of vineyards worldwide. Fungi responsible for BD infect …