Grapevine trunk disease
Grapevine trunk diseases are the most destructive diseases of vineyards worldwide. Fungicides with the potential to control GTD have been banned in Europe and there are no highly effective treatments available. Action to develop new strategies to fight these diseases are needed.
The following fungal species are responsible for grapevine trunk diseases:
- Botryosphaeria dothidea and other Botryosphaeria species, such as B. obtusa, B. parva and B. australis,
- Cylindrocarpon spp., Ilyonectria spp., Dactylonectria spp. and Campylocarpon spp.
- Diplodia seriata
- Diplodia mutila
- Dothiorella iberica
- Dothiorella viticola
- Eutypa lata
- Fomitiporia mediterranea
- Lasiodiplodia theobromae
- Neofusicoccum australe
- Neofusicoccum luteum
- Neofusicoccom parvum
- Phaeoacremonium minimum and other Phaeoacremonium species
- Phaeomoniella chlamydospora
- Sporocadus incarnatus and other Sporocadus species.