Young esca was monitored on 3 to 7-year-old grapevines in two vineyards in the Riverland
region of Australia over two seasons (1999–’00 and 2000–’01). The affected cultivars were …

Polygalacturonase and polymethylgalacturonase activity was detected in 13 strains of
Phaeomoniella chlamydospora as well as in filtrates of isolates of some related fungi (…

The main research findings of studies in esca carried out over the last few years in a number
of laboratories are discussed. The topics include: the disease model; the relationship …

The incidence of esca in 5 vineyards (SCFI, GTFI, CBSI-1, 2, 3) in Tuscany was monitored
from 1992 to 1994 in SCFI, from 1993 to 1998 in GTFI, and from 1995 to 1998 in CBSI-1, 2 and …

This paper reports observations on the relationship between the yearly incidence of manifest
esca (ie diseased plants which show foliar symptoms), hidden esca (that which remains …

Esca is a grapevine wood disease that seriously affects vine yield and longevity. Our knowledge
of this disease and its causes has changed profoundly in recent years, as it has become …

Results of a survey of olive knot disease in central Italy in 2002 and 2003 showed that
Pantoea agglomerans was found associated with the pathogen Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. …

Several species of Botryosphaeriaceae and Phaeomoniella chlamydospora are common
agents of grapevine decline worldwide. Currently, the use of culture independent PCR based …

Severe decline of olive trees was observed in the Lecce province, Apulia (Italy), and received
the name 'complesso del disseccamento rapido dell'olivo' (olive rapid decline complex). …

One vineyard at Castelnuovo Berardenga in the province of Siena (Italy) was surveyed from
1995 to 1999 to determine the incidence of esca. The vineyard had been established in …