Consumers highly appreciate table grapes for their pleasant sensory attributes and as good
sources of nutritional and functional compounds. This explains the rising market and global …

The extensive use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides has negative consequences in terms
of soil microbial biodiversity and environmental contamination. Faced with this growing …

Background Wine microbiota is a dense and diverse ecosystem that is directly involved in
the production and synthesis of many metabolites of oenological interest thereby directly …

In view of the growing concern about the impact of synthetic fungicides on human health and
the environment, several government bodies have decided to ban them. As a result, a great …

Anthracnose is a severe disease caused by Colletotrichum spp. on several crop species.
Fungal infections can occur both in the field and at the post-harvest stage causing severe …

Worldwide the interest for biological control of food spoilage microorganisms has
significantly increased over the last decade. Wine makes no exception to this trend, as …

Grapes harbour a plethora of non-conventional yeast species. Over the past two decades,
several of the species have been extensively characterised and their contribution to wine …

Plant diseases caused by phytopathogens result in huge economic losses in agriculture. In
addition, the use of chemical products to control such diseases causes many problems to …

Background Plant fungal pathogens cause substantial economic losses through crop yield
reduction and post-harvest storage losses. The utilization of biocontrol agents presents a …

Continuous fungicide spraying is required to eliminate fungal pathogens on grapes.
However, this practice is associated with several risks, including contamination and …