The recent discovery of Bogia coconut syndrome in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is the first
report of a lethal yellowing disease (LYD) in Oceania. Numerous outbreaks of LYDs of …

Downy mildew, powdery mildew, and grey mold are some of the phytopathological diseases
causing economic losses in agricultural crops, including grapevine, worldwide. In the current …

Grapes are grown worldwide, on about 7.9 million ha, and are used to produce wine, raisins,
juice, jam, concentrate, and seed oils, as well as fresh fruit. Grapes (Vitis sp.) are members …

Crop losses due to pathogens are a major threat to global food security. Plants employ a
multilayer defense against a pathogen including the use of physical barriers (cell wall) …

This review provides an overview of recent technological advancements that enable
precision breeding to genetically improve elite cultivars of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) …

Natural sources have been important for the development of new active molecules for many
years. Various small molecules with unique chemical skeleton and potent bioactivities were …

Breeding through genetic transformation offers the possibility to add or modify single traits in
cultivars without changing desirable characteristics. In grapevine this technology has been …

Stilbenic phytoalexins are key defence molecules implicated in the resistance of grapevine
cultivars to three major fungal pathogens, Botrytis cinerea (grey mould of grape), Plamopara …

A synthetic gene encoding the antimicrobial peptide magainin has been designed, cloned,
and engineered for regulation by the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter and the …

Worldwide grapevine cultivation is based on the use of elite cultivars, in many cases strictly
linked to local important wine brands. Most of Vitis viniferacultivars have high susceptibility …