Soil, rhizosphere, and root microbiome in kiwifruit vine decline, an emerging multifactorial disease.

ABSTRACT: Kiwifruit vine decline syndrome (KVDS) is characterized by severe root system impairment, which leads to irreversible wilting of the canopy. Plants usually collapse rapidly from the appearance of the first aboveground symptoms, without recovery even in the following seasons. The syndrome has been negatively impacting kiwifruit yield in different areas of Italy, the main producing European country, since its first outbreak in 2012. To date, a unique, common causal factor has yet to be found, and the syndrome is referred to as multifactorial. In this article, we investigated the whole biotic community (fungi, bacteria, and oomycetes) associated with the development of KVDS in three different belowground matrices/compartments (soil, rhizosphere, and root). Sampling was performed at both healt

SUBMITTER: Guaschino M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10991698 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature