Seasonal and long-term consequences of esca on grapevine stem xylem integrity
G. Bortolami, E. Farolfi, E. Badel, R. Burlett, H. Cochard, N. Ferrer, A. King, L. J. Lamarque, P. Lecomte, M. Marchesseau Marchal, J. Pouzoulet, J. M. Torres-Ruiz, S. Trueba, S. Delzon, G. A. Gambetta, C. E. L. Delmas
This study examines how esca disease affects xylem integrity in grapevines, showing that tyloses cause hydraulic failure in symptomatic shoots, but not in asymptomatic ones.
bioRxiv · Sep 7, 2020Plant Biology