Analyses of Xylem Vessel Size on Grapevine Cultivars and Relationship with Incidence of Esca Disease, a Threat to Grape Quality
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 <i>Phaeomon...
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| description | 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 <i>Phaeomoniella chlamydospora</i>, 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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| spelling | doaj.art-d96ef41ea8cc41209a20767137f778782023-11-23T15:53:11ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-01-01123117710.3390/app12031177Analyses of Xylem Vessel Size on Grapevine Cultivars and Relationship with Incidence of Esca Disease, a Threat to Grape QualityRenzo Foglia0Lucia Landi1Gianfranco Romanazzi2Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University, I-60131 Ancona, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University, I-60131 Ancona, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University, I-60131 Ancona, ItalyEsca 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 <i>Phaeomoniella chlamydospora</i>, 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/3/1177escagrapevinesxylem vesselvessel diameter<i>Vitis vinifera</i> |
| spellingShingle | Renzo Foglia Lucia Landi Gianfranco Romanazzi Analyses of Xylem Vessel Size on Grapevine Cultivars and Relationship with Incidence of Esca Disease, a Threat to Grape Quality Applied Sciences esca grapevines xylem vessel vessel diameter <i>Vitis vinifera</i> |
| title | Analyses of Xylem Vessel Size on Grapevine Cultivars and Relationship with Incidence of Esca Disease, a Threat to Grape Quality |
| title_full | Analyses of Xylem Vessel Size on Grapevine Cultivars and Relationship with Incidence of Esca Disease, a Threat to Grape Quality |
| title_fullStr | Analyses of Xylem Vessel Size on Grapevine Cultivars and Relationship with Incidence of Esca Disease, a Threat to Grape Quality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analyses of Xylem Vessel Size on Grapevine Cultivars and Relationship with Incidence of Esca Disease, a Threat to Grape Quality |
| title_short | Analyses of Xylem Vessel Size on Grapevine Cultivars and Relationship with Incidence of Esca Disease, a Threat to Grape Quality |
| title_sort | analyses of xylem vessel size on grapevine cultivars and relationship with incidence of esca disease a threat to grape quality |
| topic | esca grapevines xylem vessel vessel diameter <i>Vitis vinifera</i> |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/3/1177 |
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