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Incidence of grapevine trunk diseases is influenced by soil, topology and vineyard age, but not by Diplodia seriata infection rate in the Tokaj Wine Region, Hungary

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Grapevine Trunk Diseases (GTD) are of great importance worldwide, including Hungary, a Center European country with long wine producing history. Several GTD pathogens have been described till now in Europe, but only a few from Hungary. The presence of a GTD pathogen in the vine does not necessarily result in the immediate appearance of disease symptoms, and information on the importance of environmental factors related to disease incidence are still limited. The aim of this research was to assess the occurrence of GTD in the Tokaj Wine Region, and to determine the biotic and abiotic factors influencing disease incidence. Five vineyards within 15 km radius – each with different topology, soil types, varieties and age – were studied for three consecutive years (2013 – 2015). The incidence of GTD-infection was determined every year for each vineyard. Diplodia seriata was isolated with incidence ranging from 50 to 100%, while Diaporthe spp. were the only other – minor – GTD pathogen found. Topology and soil type appeared to be major abiotic factors affecting incidence of GTD symptom. Disease incidence was also positively correlating with the age of the vineyards, and it was in fact found to be the definitive biotic factor regarding incidence. In contrast, D. seriata infection rate appeared unrelated to disease incidence or to any of the biotic or abiotic factors investigated.

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The authors would like to thank Mark Sosnowski the critical review of the manuscript. This work was supported by the TÁMOP 4.2.4.A/2-11-1-2012-0001 project (Nemzeti Kiválóság Program Hazai hallgatói, illetve kutatói személyi támogatást biztosító rendszer kidolgozása és működtetése konvergencia program). The project is co-financed by the European Union and the European Social Fund. E. Sándor was supported by the Research Grant of the University of Debrecen. The research was supported by through the New National Excellence Program of the Ministry of Human Capacities, Hungary, and COST Action FA1303. The research also has been undertaken with the support of the OTKA No. K1325.

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    Csilla Kovács & Erzsébet Sándor

  2. Research Institute for Viticulture and Oenology, Könyves Kálmán u. 54, H-3915, Tarcal, Hungary

    Péter Balling & Zoltán Bihari

  3. Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, Institute of Plant Protection, University of Debrecen, Böszörményi út 138, H-4032, Debrecen, Hungary

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Kovács, C., Balling, P., Bihari, Z. et al. Incidence of grapevine trunk diseases is influenced by soil, topology and vineyard age, but not by Diplodia seriata infection rate in the Tokaj Wine Region, Hungary. Phytoparasitica 45, 21–32 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-017-0570-5

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