Fungal species associated with grapevine trunk diseases in Washington wine grapes and California table grapes, with novelties in the genera <i>Cadophora</i>, <i>Cytospora</i>, and <i>Sporocadus</i>.

ABSTRACT: Grapevine trunk diseases cause serious economic losses to grape growers worldwide. The identification of the causal fungi is critical to implementing appropriate management strategies. Through a culture-based approach, we identified the fungal species composition associated with symptomatic grapevines from wine grapes in southeastern Washington and table grapes in the southern San Joaquin Valley of California, two regions with contrasting winter climates. Species were confirmed through molecular identification, sequencing two to six gene regions per isolate. Multilocus phylogenetic analyses were used to identify novel species. We identified 36 species from 112 isolates, with a combination of species that are new to science, are known causal fungi of grapevine trunk diseases, or are known c

SUBMITTER: Travadon R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10512239 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature