Bunch rot of grape berries causes economic loss to grape and wine production worldwide.
The organisms responsible are largely filamentous fungi, the most common of these being …

In this paper we give an account of the genera and species in the Botryosphaeriaceae. We
consider morphological characters alone as inadequate to define genera or identify species …

Grapevine is regarded as a highly profitable culture, being well spread worldwide and
mostly directed to the wine-producing industry. Practices to maintain the vineyard in healthy …

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 …

The Botryosphaeriaceae comprises endophytes, saprobes and plant pathogens. Recently,
some taxa in Botryosphaeriaceae have undergone nomenclatural changes. This paper …

Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) are a serious problem of grapevines worldwide. The
microbiota of the grapevine endosphere comprises prokaryotic and eukaryotic endophytes …

Botryosphaeria dieback is a serious disease problem for table and grape wine production
worldwide. The disease however, has been less well-studied in China. In this study, we …

Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) are caused by cryptic complexes of fungal pathogens and
have become a growing problem for new grapevine (Vitis vinifera) plantations. We studied …

In the last few years, trunk surgery has gained increasing attention as a method to reduce
foliar symptoms typical of some of the Esca complex diseases. The technique relies on the …

Botryosphaeria dieback (BD) occurs in young and old plants. In the field, the prevalence and
severity of the disease increase proportionally with the age of vineyards. Among the …