petri disease is responsible for grapevine decline and occurs wherever grapevines (vitis vinifera) are cultivated. phaeoacremonium species are among the principal hyphomycetes associated with petri disease. during 2009, a field survey was conducted throughout different vineyards in the fars province of iran in order to determine the fungal pathogens associated with the vine decline observed in ...

Since the mid-1980s, watermelon fields in southwestern Indiana have experienced outbreaks of a disease syndrome known as mature watermelon vine decline (originally known as sudden wilt). The disease was a limiting factor in production and reduced yields in many fields in 1989, 1995, and 1999. In 2000, it was especially severe, affecting more than 50 percent of watermelon acreage in southwest In...

Young vine decline (YVD) is a grapevine trunk disease (GTD) which results in stunted and delayed growth, reduced yield, root necrosis eventually death of young vines. Given losses associated with disease, increasing limits on chemical fungicides, there need for sustainable approaches to combat disease; (1) Cover cropping commonly used practice agricultural systems has potential reduce vineyards...

during 2004–2007 various own rooted vineyards were inspected to study the fungi associated with vine trunk diseases in iran. samples from declining vines showing yellowing and reduced growth and different symptoms in wood, including browning of the wood, necrosis, brown and black streaking and white rot were collected. fungal isolations were made from affected tissues onto malt extract agar (me...