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Bois noir affects the yield and wine quality of Vitis vinifera L. cv. ‘Chardonnay’

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The Bois noir (BN) disease induced by ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ (CPs) is common in European vineyards. Its damage has not been fully investigated, especially with regards to wine attributes. The impact of BN on yield, berry composition and wine characteristics of Vitis vinifera L. cv. ‘Chardonnay’ was therefore comprehensively characterized in a 3-year field experiment in Hungary, Eger winegrowing region. Additionally, the bindweed-related tuf-b1 genotype was identified to be involved in the BN pathosystem in the experimental vineyard. Infection of CPs tuf-b1 genotype resulted in severe yield loss, the average decrease in number of bunches and total yield per vine was 56.7% and 68.4%, respectively. Analyses of wines produced from grapes of BN infected vines revealed decreased alcohol, epicatechin and iron contents; and increased organic acids, titratable acidity, catechin and calcium contents. Sensory evaluation of these wines confirmed unfavourable characteristics, i.e. higher acidity, bitterness, and usually pinkish discolouration. Negative impact on berry composition and wine quality were pronounced in the vintage with favourable weather conditions for grapevine production, whereas the negative effects of BN infection were less prominent, even masked, in the vintages with unfavourable weather (wet and cool). To reduce BN-caused damage, the need for improved preventative and curative measures for BN disease is highlighted.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Dr. Szabolcs Villangó and Xenia Pálfi for providing meteorological data, as well as István Patai, Zsolt Pálmai, Tamás Lénárd, and Tamás Vincze for their help in the wine preparation process. We thank our colleagues in the Department of Viticulture and the Department of Oenology; and students Eszter Pájer, Bence Czigány, Dorottya Pál and Norbert Simó, for their help with measurements. We also thank Drs. Mária Kölber, Rita Lózsa, István Fazekas and Prof. Miklós Kállay for their valuable comments and Michael Maixner for tuf reference isolates. This project was funded by the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund of the Hungarian Government (KTIA_AIK_12-1-2013-0001) and partly funded by OTKA Research Grant (ID: 113223).

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This project was funded by the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund of the Hungarian Government (KTIA_AIK_12–1–2013-0001) and partly funded by OTKA Research Grant (ID: 113223).

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  1. Faculty of Horticultural Science, Department of Viticulture, Szent István University, Villányi út 29-43, Budapest, 1118, Hungary

    Ibolya Ember, Péter Bodor, Tamás Deák, Borbála Bálo & György Dénes Bisztray

  2. Research Institute for Viticulture and Enology, Eszterházy Károly University, Kőlyuktető, Pf. 83, Eger, 3301, Hungary

    Zsolt Zsófi & Zita Pálfi

  3. Faculty of Horticultural Science, Department of Biometrics and Agricultural Informatics, Szent István University, Villányi út 29-43, Budapest, 1118, Hungary

    Márta Ladányi

  4. Faculty of Horticultural Science, Department of Oenology, Szent István University, Ménesi út 45, Budapest, 1118, Hungary

    György Pásti & Diana Sárdy Nyitrainé

  5. Department of Microbiology, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, Szeged, 6726, Hungary

    András Szekeres & Ottó Bencsik

  6. UMR 1332 Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, INRA, 71 Avenue Edouard Bourlaux, CS20032, F-33882, Villenave d’Ornon, Cedex, France

    Xavier Foissac

  7. UMR 1332 Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, Université de Bordeaux, 71 avenue Edouard Bourlaux, CS20032, F-33882, Villenave d’Ornon, Cedex, France

    Xavier Foissac

  8. Faculty of Horticultural Science, Department of Plant Pathology, Szent István University, Ménesi út 44, Budapest, 1118, Hungary

    László Palkovics

  9. Agricultural Research Council of South Africa, ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Private Bag X5026, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa

    Jacobus Johannes Hunter

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Ember, I., Bodor, P., Zsófi, Z. et al. Bois noir affects the yield and wine quality of Vitis vinifera L. cv. ‘Chardonnay’. Eur J Plant Pathol 152, 185–197 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-018-1462-3

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