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Ji T, Salotti I, Altieri V, Li M, Rossi V. Seasonal Periodicity of the Airborne Spores of Fungi Causing Grapevine Trunk Diseases: An Analysis of 247 Studies Published Worldwide. PLANT DISEASE 2024; 108:1501-1513. [PMID: 37874281 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-04-23-0709-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) are among the most devastating grapevine diseases globally. GTDs are caused by numerous fungi belonging to different taxa, which release spores into the vineyard and infect wood tissue, mainly through wounds caused by viticultural operations. The timing of operations to avoid infection is critical concerning the periodicity of GTD spores in vineyards, and many studies have been conducted in different grape-growing areas worldwide. However, these studies provide conflicting and fragmented information. To synthesize current knowledge, we conducted a systematic literature review, extracted quantitative data from published papers, and used these data to identify trends and knowledge gaps that need to be addressed in future studies. Our database included 26 papers covering 247 studies and 3,529 spore sampling records concerning a total of 29 fungal taxa responsible for Botryosphaeria dieback (BD), Esca complex (EC), and Eutypa dieback (ED). We found a clear seasonality in the presence and abundance of BD spores, with a peak from fall to spring, more in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere, but not for EC and ED. Spores of these fungi were present throughout the growing season in both hemispheres, possibly because of higher variability in spore types, sporulation conditions, and spore release mechanisms in EC and ED fungi than in BD. Our analysis has limitations because of knowledge gaps and data availability for some fungi (e.g., basidiomycetes, which cause EC). These limitations are discussed to facilitate further research.
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- Tao Ji
- Department of Horticulture, Agricultural College of Shihezi University/Key Laboratory of Special Fruits and Vegetables Cultivation Physiology and Germplasm Resources Utilization of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Shihezi 832003, China
- Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DI.PRO.VES.), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza 29122, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DI.PRO.VES.), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza 29122, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DI.PRO.VES.), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza 29122, Italy
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- National Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture (NERCITA)/Information Technology Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DI.PRO.VES.), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza 29122, Italy
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Ji T, Altieri V, Salotti I, Li M, Rossi V. Role of Rain in the Spore Dispersal of Fungal Pathogens Associated with Grapevine Trunk Diseases. PLANT DISEASE 2024; 108:1041-1052. [PMID: 37822098 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-03-23-0403-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Grapevine trunk diseases are caused by a complex of fungi that belong to different taxa, which produce different spore types and have different spore dispersal mechanisms. It is commonly accepted that rainfall plays a key role in spore dispersal, but there is conflicting information in the literature on the relationship between rain and spore trapping in aerobiology studies. We conducted a systematic literature review, extracted quantitative data from published papers, and used the pooled data for Bayesian analysis of the effect of rain on spore trapping. We selected 17 papers covering 95 studies and 8,778 trapping periods, concerning a total of 26 fungal taxa causing Botryosphaeria dieback (BD), Esca complex (EC), and Eutypa dieback (ED). Results confirmed the role of rain in the spore dispersal of these fungi but revealed differences among the different fungi. Rain was a good predictor of spore trapping for ED (AUROC = 0.820) and BD (0.766) but not for the ascomycetes involved in EC (0.569) and not for the only basidiomycetes, Fomitiporella viticola, studied as for spore discharge (AUROC not significant). Prediction of spore trapping was more accurate for negative prognosis than for positive prognosis; a rain cutoff of ≥0.2 mm provided an overall accuracy of ≥0.61 for correct prognoses. Spores trapped in rainless periods accounted for only <10% of the total spores. Our analysis had some drawbacks, which were mainly caused by knowledge gaps and limited data availability; these drawbacks are discussed to facilitate further research.
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- Tao Ji
- Department of Horticulture, Agricultural College of Shihezi University/Key Laboratory of Special Fruits and Vegetables Cultivation Physiology and Germplasm Resources Utilization of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Shihezi 832003, Xinjiang, China
- Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DI.PRO.VES.), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DI.PRO.VES.), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DI.PRO.VES.), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- National Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture (NERCITA)/Information Technology Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DI.PRO.VES.), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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Ji T, Languasco L, Salotti I, Li M, Rossi V. Temporal Dynamics and Dispersal Patterns of the Primary Inoculum of Coniella diplodiella, the Causal Agent of Grape White Rot. PLANT DISEASE 2024; 108:757-768. [PMID: 37787686 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-08-23-1600-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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Grape white rot can cause considerable yield losses in viticulture areas worldwide and is principally caused by Coniella diplodiella. The fungus overwinters in berry mummies on the soil surface or on the trellis and produces pycnidia and conidia that serve as primary inoculum. However, little is known about the temporal dynamics and dispersal pattern of C. diplodiella conidia. In this study, we investigated the production and dispersal of C. diplodiella conidia from a primary inoculum source, namely, affected mummified berries that overwintered in two vineyards in northern Italy in 2021 and 2022. Conidia of C. diplodiella were repeatedly produced in berry mummies from the budburst of vines to harvesting, with approximately 50 and 75% of the total conidia in a season being produced before fruit set and véraison, respectively. The production dynamics of C. diplodiella conidia over time were described by a Weibull equation in which the thermal time is the independent variable, with a concordance correlation coefficient of ≥0.964. A rainfall cutoff of ≥0.2 mm provided an overall accuracy of ≥0.86 in predicting conidial dispersal through rain splashes from berry mummies on the soil surface, with the number of dispersed conidia increasing with the amount of rainfall. The dispersal of conidia from mummies on the trellis by washing with rain required at least 6.1 mm of rain. The proposed mathematical equations and rain cutoffs can be used to predict periods with a high dispersal risk of C. diplodiella.
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- Tao Ji
- Department of Horticulture, Agricultural College of Shihezi University/Key Laboratory of Special Fruits and Vegetables Cultivation Physiology and Germplasm Resources Utilization of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Shihezi 832003, China
- Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DI.PRO.VES.), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via E. Parmense 84, Piacenza 29122, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DI.PRO.VES.), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via E. Parmense 84, Piacenza 29122, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DI.PRO.VES.), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via E. Parmense 84, Piacenza 29122, Italy
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- National Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture (NERCITA)/Information Technology Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DI.PRO.VES.), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via E. Parmense 84, Piacenza 29122, Italy
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Billones-Baaijens R, Liu M, Sosnowski MR, Ayres MR, Savocchia S. Molecular detection and identification of Diatrypaceous airborne spores in Australian vineyards revealed high species diversity between regions. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0286738. [PMID: 37267392 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023] Open
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The grapevine trunk disease, Eutypa dieback (ED), causes significant vine decline and yield reduction. For many years, the fungus Eutypa lata was considered the main pathogen causing ED of grapevines in Australia. Recent studies showed other Diatrypaceous fungi were also associated with vines exhibiting dieback symptoms but there is limited information on how these fungal pathogens spread in vineyards. Thus, information on the spore dispersal patterns of Diatrypaceous fungi in different wine regions will assist in identifying high-risk infection periods in vineyards. Using more than 6800 DNA samples from airborne spores collected from eight wine regions in south-eastern Australia over 8 years using a Burkard spore trap, this study investigated the diversity and abundance of Diatrypaceous species, using multi-faceted molecular tools. A multi-target quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay successfully detected and quantified Diatrypaceous spores from 30% of the total samples with spore numbers and frequency of detection varying between regions and years. The high-resolution melting analysis (HRMA) coupled with DNA sequencing identified seven species, with E. lata being present in seven regions and the most prevalent species in the Adelaide Hills, Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale. Cryptovalsa ampelina and Diatrype stigma were the predominant species in the Clare Valley and Coonawarra, respectively while Eutypella citricola and Eu. microtheca dominated in the Hunter Valley and the Riverina regions. This study represents the first report of D. stigma and Cryptosphaeria multicontinentalis in Australian vineyards. This study further showed rainfall as a primary factor that triggers spore release, however, other weather factors that may influence the spore release in different climatic regions of Australia still requires further investigation.
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- School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
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- South Australian Research and Development Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- South Australian Research and Development Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Gulbali Institute, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
- School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
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Ji T, Salotti I, Altieri V, Li M, Rossi V. Temperature-Dependent Growth and Spore Germination of Fungi Causing Grapevine Trunk Diseases: Quantitative Analysis of Literature Data. PLANT DISEASE 2023:PDIS09222249RE. [PMID: 36366834 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-09-22-2249-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) are serious threats in all viticultural areas of the world, and their management is always complex and usually inadequate. Fragmented and inconsistent information on the epidemiology and environmental requirements of the causal fungi is among the reasons for poor disease control. Therefore, we conducted a quantitative analysis of literature data to determine the effects of temperature on mycelial growth and the effects of temperature and moisture duration on spore germination. Using the collected information, we then developed mathematical equations describing the response of mycelial growth to temperature, and the response of spore germination to temperature and moisture for the different species and disease syndromes. We considered 27 articles (selected from a total of 207 articles found through a systematic literature search) and 116 cases; these involved 43 fungal species belonging to three disease syndromes. The mycelial growth of the fungi causing Botryosphaeria dieback (BD) and the esca complex (EC) responded similarly to temperature, and preferred higher temperatures than those causing Eutypa dieback (ED) (with optimal temperature of 25.3, 26.5, and 23.3°C, respectively). At any temperature, the minimal duration of the moist period required for 50% spore germination was shorter for BD (3.0 h) than for EC (17.2 h) or ED (15.5 h). Mathematical equations were developed accounting for temperature-moisture relationships of GTD fungi, which showed concordance correlation coefficients ≥0.888; such equations should be useful for reducing the risk of infection.
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- Tao Ji
- Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DI.PRO.VES.), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DI.PRO.VES.), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DI.PRO.VES.), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- National Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture (NERCITA) and Information Technology Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DI.PRO.VES.), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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González-Domínguez E, Caffi T, Rossi V, Salotti I, Fedele G. Plant Disease Models and Forecasting: Changes in Principles and Applications Over the Last 50 Years. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2023; 113:678-693. [PMID: 36624723 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-10-22-0362-kd] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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This review gives a perspective of selected advances made since the middle of the 20th century in plant disease modeling, and the associated increase in the number of models published during that time frame. This progress can be mainly attributed to advances in (i) sensors and automatic environmental data collection technology, (ii) instrumentation and methods for studying botanical epidemiology, and (iii) data analytics and computer science. We review the evolution of techniques for developing data-based (empirical) models and process-based (mechanistic) models using the wheat rusts as a case study. We also describe the increased importance of knowledge about biological processes for plant disease modeling by using apple scab as a second case study. For both wheat rusts and apple scab, we describe how the models have evolved over the last 50 years by considering certain milestones that have been achieved in disease modeling. Finally, we describe how plant disease models are used as part of a multi-modeling approach to develop decision-making tools in the application of integrated pest management.
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- DiProVeS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Piacenza, via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- DiProVeS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Piacenza, via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- DiProVeS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Piacenza, via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- DiProVeS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Piacenza, via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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Ji T, Altieri V, Salotti I, Rossi V. Effects of Temperature and Moisture Duration on Spore Germination of Four Fungi that Cause Grapevine Trunk Diseases. PLANT DISEASE 2023; 107:1005-1008. [PMID: 36256744 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-08-22-1802-sc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) are serious threats worldwide and are difficult to control, in part because the environmental requirements for epidemiological processes of the causal fungi are poorly understood. Therefore, we investigated the effects of temperature and moisture duration on spore germination of four fungi associated with two GTDs (esca complex and Eutypa dieback): Phaeomoniella chlamydospora, Phaeoacremonium minimum, Cadophora luteo-olivacea, and Eutypa lata. Conidia of Phaeomoniella chlamydospora, Phaeoacremonium minimum, and C. luteo-olivacea were similar: conidia of these fungi germinated profusely (>90%) between 20 and 30°C; Phaeomoniella chlamydospora and Phaeoacremonium minimum tended to germinate at higher temperatures (up to 40°C for P. minimum), and C. luteo-olivacea at lower temperatures (as low as 5°C). E. lata ascospores germinated between 10 and 30°C. The required duration of moist periods for germination was shortest for C. luteo-olivacea (about 6 h), followed by P. minimum and E. lata (about 12 h) and Phaeomoniella chlamydospora (about 24 h). Further research on the environmental requirements of GTD fungi may increase our ability to predict infection periods and, thereby, improve disease control.
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- Tao Ji
- Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DI.PRO.VES.), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DI.PRO.VES.), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DI.PRO.VES.), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DI.PRO.VES.), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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Salotti I, Rossi V. A Mechanistic Model Accounting for the Effect of Soil Moisture, Weather, and Host Growth Stage on the Development of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. PLANT DISEASE 2023; 107:514-533. [PMID: 35724314 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-12-21-2743-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum causes serious losses to several agricultural crops worldwide. By using systems analysis, we retrieved the available knowledge concerning S. sclerotiorum from the literature and then analyzed and synthesized the data to develop a mechanistic, dynamic, weather-driven model for the prediction of epidemics on different crops. The model accounts for i) the production and survival of apothecia; ii) the production, dispersal, and survival of ascospores; iii) infection by ascospores; and iv) lesion onset. The ability of the model to predict the occurrence of apothecia was evaluated for epidemics observed with different climates, soil types, and host crops (soybean, white bean, and carrot) using independent data obtained from trials conducted in Ontario (Canada) in 1981, 1982, and from 1999 to 2002; in Michigan (U.S.A.) in 2015 and 2016; and in Wisconsin (U.S.A.) in 2016. The model showed 0.82 accuracy and 0.73 specificity in predicting the presence of apothecia, with a posterior probability of correctly predicting apothecia to be present or absent of 0.804 and 0.876, respectively. The model was also validated for its ability to predict disease progress on soybean and sunflower in Ontario in 1981 and 1982, in Manitoba (Canada) in 2001 and 2002, and in Michigan in 2015 and 2016. Comparison of model output with observations showed a concordance correlation coefficient of 0.948, and a root mean square error of 0.122. The model represents an improvement of previous S. sclerotiorum models and could be useful for making decisions on disease control.
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- Irene Salotti
- Department of Sustainable Crop Production, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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Díaz GA, Latorre BA. Duration of the susceptibility of pruning wounds of different ages to infections by Phaeomoniella chlamydospora on grapevine cv. Cabernet Sauvignon in Central Chile. FRONTIERS IN FUNGAL BIOLOGY 2022; 3:1026516. [PMID: 37746210 PMCID: PMC10512291 DOI: 10.3389/ffunb.2022.1026516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) are one of the most important phytosanitary problems that affect grapevines (Vitis vinifera) worldwide. In Chile, Phaeomoniella chlamydospora is the major fungal trunk pathogen associated with GTDs. In the vineyards, the natural infections by P. chlamydospora are associated with air-borne conidia dispersed onto fresh pruning wounds from pycnidia. These pruning wounds are considered an important entrance for fungal trunk pathogens such as P. chlamydospora in the host in the field. However, the duration of the susceptibility of grapevine annual pruning wounds to P. chlamydospora is still unknown in Chile. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the period of susceptibility of pruning wounds of different ages to artificial infection of P. chlamydospora on grapevine cv. Cabernet Sauvignon, Central Chile. Artificial inoculations of a conidial suspension (105 conidia/mL) of P. chlamydospora were used to determine the susceptibility of pruning wounds of different ages, from 1, 15, 30, and 45 days after pruning. The experiments were conducted on lignified cuttings in a greenhouse, and on vine spurs in two vineyards (Buin and Nancagua, Central Chile) during two consecutive seasons. The results indicated that the pruning wounds of grapevine cv. Cabernet Sauvignon were very susceptible to infections by P. chlamydospora, with a percentage of pruning wounds infected from 97 to 71% for cuttings, and 96% to 60% for spurs, during the first 15 days after pruning. However, the susceptibility of pruning wounds of different ages in cuttings and spurs of grapevine, generally decreased as the time from pruning to inoculation increased. Moreover, the pruning wounds the pruning wounds remained susceptible to artificial inoculation by P. chlamydospora for up 45 days after pruning with percent of wounds infected from 8.0 to 12.2, and 8.3 to 18.8% on cuttings and spurs of grapevine, respectively. Finally, this study constitutes study constitutes the first research focalized on the susceptibility of pruning wounds of various ages of grapevine cv. Cabernet Sauvignon to artificial inoculations by P. chlamydospora in Central Chile.
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- Gonzalo A. Díaz
- Laboratorio de Patología Frutal, Departamento de Producción Agrícola, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile
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- Departamento de Fruticultura, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Bello JC, Higgins DS, Sakalidis ML, Quesada-Ocampo LM, Martin F, Hausbeck MK. Clade-Specific Monitoring of Airborne Pseudoperonospora spp. Sporangia Using Mitochondrial DNA Markers for Disease Management of Cucurbit Downy Mildew. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2022; 112:2110-2125. [PMID: 35585721 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-12-21-0500-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Management of cucurbit downy mildew (CDM) caused by Pseudoperonospora cubensis, relies on an intensive fungicide program. In Michigan, CDM occurs annually due to an influx of airborne sporangia and timely alerts of airborne inoculum can assist growers in assessing the need to initiate fungicide sprays. This research aimed to improve the specific detection of airborne P. cubensis sporangia by adapting quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assays to distinguish among P. cubensis clades I and II and P. humuli in spore trap samples from commercial production sites and research plots. We also evaluated the suitability of impaction spore traps compared with Burkard traps for detection of airborne sporangia. A multiplex qPCR assay improved the specificity of P. cubensis clade II detection accelerating the assessment of field spore trap samples. After 2 years of monitoring, P. cubensis clade II DNA was detected in spore trap samples before CDM symptoms were first observed in cucumber fields (July and August), while P. cubensis clade I DNA was not detected in air samples before or after the disease onset. In some commercial cucumber fields, P. humuli DNA was detected throughout the growing season. The Burkard spore trap appeared to be better suited for recovery of sporangia at low concentrations than the impaction spore trap. This improved methodology for the monitoring of airborne Pseudoperonospora spp. sporangia could be used as part of a CDM risk advisory system to time fungicide applications that protect cucurbit crops in Michigan.
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- Julian C Bello
- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
- Department of Forestry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7613
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Research Service, Salinas, CA 93905
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
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Van Dyk M, Spies CFJ, Mostert L, Halleen F. Detection of Pseudophaeomoniella globosa, an Olive Trunk Pathogen, on Olive Pruning Debris. PLANT DISEASE 2022; 106:2330-2337. [PMID: 35380468 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-09-21-1903-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Pseudophaeomoniella globosa has recently been identified as a pathogen contributing to olive trunk diseases in South Africa. Little is known regarding the biology and epidemiology of this pathogen. The aim of this study was to investigate whether olive pruning debris act as an inoculum source of P. globosa in established orchards. A nested species-specific PCR was developed for the detection of this pathogen on 138 samples of pruning debris collected from Paarl (40 wood pieces), Stellenbosch (42 wood pieces), and Worcester (56 pieces) in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Spore washes were made from the samples (5 to 10 cm in length), after which the nested species-specific primers were used to determine the presence of P. globosa on the wood. P. globosa was detected on 37.5% of the pruning debris collected from Paarl, 61.9% from Stellenbosch, and 39.3% from Worcester. The pruning debris that tested positive for P. globosa were evaluated visually by microscopic observations for P. globosa pycnidia. Dark-brown to black pycnidia were found. Conidia from these pycnidia were measured, cultured, and confirmed as P. globosa by sequencing the internal transcribed spacer region. In this study, the pruning debris in established olive orchards were identified as inoculum sources of P. globosa. This study emphasizes the importance of additional means focused on reducing the inoculum sources of this pathogen in these orchards as an additional management strategy against olive trunk diseases.
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- Meagan Van Dyk
- Plant Protection Division, Agricultural Research Council (ARC) Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Private Bag X5026, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Plant Protection Division, Agricultural Research Council (ARC) Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Private Bag X5026, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
- ARC-Plant Health and Protection, Private Bag X5017, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Plant Protection Division, Agricultural Research Council (ARC) Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Private Bag X5026, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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Azevedo-Nogueira F, Rego C, Gonçalves HMR, Fortes AM, Gramaje D, Martins-Lopes P. The road to molecular identification and detection of fungal grapevine trunk diseases. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:960289. [PMID: 36092443 PMCID: PMC9459133 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.960289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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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 conditions are tenuous and are exacerbated due to abiotic and biotic stresses, where fungal grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) play a major role. The abolishment of chemical treatments and the intensification of several management practices led to an uprise in GTD outbreaks. Symptomatology of GTDs is very similar among diseases, leading to underdevelopment of the vines and death in extreme scenarios. Disease progression is widely affected by biotic and abiotic factors, and the prevalence of the pathogens varies with country and region. In this review, the state-of-the-art regarding identification and detection of GTDs is vastly analyzed. Methods and protocols used for the identification of GTDs, which are currently rather limited, are highlighted. The main conclusion is the utter need for the development of new technologies to easily and precisely detect the presence of the pathogens related to GTDs, allowing to readily take phytosanitary measures and/or proceed to plant removal in order to establish better vineyard management practices. Moreover, new practices and methods of detection, identification, and quantification of infectious material would allow imposing greater control on nurseries and plant exportation, limiting the movement of infected vines and thus avoiding the propagation of fungal inoculum throughout wine regions.
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- Filipe Azevedo-Nogueira
- DNA & RNA Sensing Lab, School of Life Sciences and Environment, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal
- BioISI - Instituto de Biosistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- LEAF - Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food-Research Center, Associated Laboratory TERRA, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- BioISI - Instituto de Biosistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Institute of Grapevine and Wine Sciences (ICVV), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), University of La Rioja and Government of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain
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- DNA & RNA Sensing Lab, School of Life Sciences and Environment, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal
- BioISI - Instituto de Biosistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Analyses of Xylem Vessel Size on Grapevine Cultivars and Relationship with Incidence of Esca Disease, a Threat to Grape Quality. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12031177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Esca disease is one of the most important grapevine trunk diseases. It seriously reduces the quality and quantity of grapevine production, and results in a shorter vineyard lifespan. Previous studies have suggested that wide xylem vessel diameter favours development on grapevine of Phaeomoniella chlamydospora, one of the fungi involved in esca, thus affecting disease susceptibility. In this study, cultivars mainly originated from European countries, 27 white-berried and 24 red-berried grapevine cultivars, were grown in the same experimental vineyard and were analysed for xylem vessel sizes (as diameter and frequency) for correlation with esca incidence. In this study, the cultivars showed significant differences in the xylem vessel parameters. However, no relationship was detected between vessel size and esca incidence in the field. Overall, white-berried cultivars showed wider vessel diameters than red-berried cultivars. The relationship between xylem vessel size in the red-berried and white-berried cultivars and incidence of esca symptoms is discussed. We suggest that vessel anatomy profiles can provide useful information for further investigations on grapevine genotype structure–esca incidence relationships.
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Fujiyoshi PT, Lawrence DP, Travadon R, Baumgartner K. DNA-based detection of grapevine trunk-disease pathogens from environmental spore samples. MethodsX 2021; 8:101494. [PMID: 34754765 PMCID: PMC8563471 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2021.101494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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In California vineyards, spore dispersal of fungi that cause grapevine trunk diseases Botryosphaeria dieback and Eutypa dieback occurs with winter rains. Spores infect through pruning wounds made to the woody structure of the vine in winter. Better timing of preventative practices that minimize infection may benefit from routine spore-trapping, which could pinpoint site-specific time frames of spore dispersal. To speed pathogen detection from environmental spore samples, we identified species-specific PCR primers and protocols. Then we compared the traditional culture-based method versus our new DNA-based method.PCR primers for Botryosphaeria-dieback pathogen Neofusicoccum parvum and Eutypa-dieback pathogen Eutypa lata were confirmed species-specific, through extensive testing of related species (in families Botryosphaeriaceae and Diatrypaceae, respectively), other trunk-disease pathogens, and saprophytic fungi that sporulate in vineyards. Consistent detection of N. parvum was achieved from spore suspensions used fresh or stored at -20°C, whereas consistent detection of E. lata was achieved only with a new spore-lysis method, using zirconia/silica beads in a FastPrep homogenizer (MP Biomedicals; Solon, Ohio, USA), and only from spore suspensions used fresh. Freezing E. lata spores at -20°C made detection inconsistent. From environmental samples, spores of E. lata were detected only via PCR, whereas spores of N. parvum were detected both via PCR and in culture.
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- Phillip T. Fujiyoshi
- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A
- Corresponding author's.
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The Mycorrizal Status in Vineyards Affected by Esca. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:jof7100869. [PMID: 34682291 PMCID: PMC8540504 DOI: 10.3390/jof7100869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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In this work we analyzed the relationship among native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and vine roots affected by esca, a serious grapevine trunk disease. The AMF symbiosis was analyzed on the roots of neighboring plants (symptomatic and asymptomatic to esca) in 14 sites of three vineyards in Marche region (central–eastern Italy). The AMF colonization intensity, identified by non-vital staining, showed higher value in all esca symptomatic plants (ranging from 24.6% to 61.3%) than neighboring asymptomatic plants (from 17.4% to 57.6%). The same trend of Glomeromycota phylum abundance was detected by analyzing fungal operational taxonomic units (OTUs) linked to the AMF community, obtained by amplicon high throughput analysis of ITS 1 region. Overall, the highest amount of OTUs was detected on roots from symptomatic plants (0.42%), compared to asymptomatic roots (0.29%). Specific primer pairs for native Rhizophagus irregularis and Funneliformis mosseae AMF species, were designed in 28S rRNA and large subunit (LSU) ribosomal RNA, respectively, and droplet digital PCR protocol for absolute quantification was set up. A higher number of DNA copies of both fungal species were detected more frequently in symptomatic than asymptomatic vines. Our study suggests a relationship between esca and native AMF in grapevine. These results underline the importance of native rhizosphere microbial communities for a better knowledge of grapevine esca disease.
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Martínez-Diz MDP, Eichmeier A, Spetik M, Bujanda R, Díaz-Fernández Á, Díaz-Losada E, Gramaje D. Grapevine pruning time affects natural wound colonization by wood-invading fungi. FUNGAL ECOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2020.100994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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