Stefanos I Testempasis, Emmanouil A Markakis, Georgia I Tavlaki, Stefanos K Soultatos, Christos Tsoukas, Danai Gkizi, Aliki K Tzima, Epameinondas Paplomatas, Georgios S Karaoglanidis
A three-year survey was conducted to estimate the incidence of grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) in Greece and identify fungi associated with the disease complex. In total, 310 vineyards in different geographical regions in northern, central, and southern Greece were surveyed, and 533 fungal strains were isolated from diseased vines. Morphological, physiological and molecular (5.8S rRNA gene-ITS sequencing) analyses revealed that isolates belonged to 35 distinct fungal genera, including well-known (e.g., Botryosphaeria sp...
December 20, 2023: Journal of Fungi (Basel, Switzerland)