Grapevine downy mildew (DM), caused by the biotrophic oomycete Plasmopara viticola (Berk. & Curt.) Berl. & de Toni, is one of the most important plagues affecting viticulture, especially in humid climates. This pathogen is able to differentially attack leaves and grapes and is currently controlled with the massive use of fungicides, which has considerable economic costs as well as a relevant negative impact on environment, human health, and public perception. The use of resistant grapevine varieties, obtained through breeding programs, is a cost-efficient way to control grapevine DM. Most of the in vitro tests developed so far for DM resistance assessment are focused on leaf disk bioassays. This led us to consider that these tests might not always represent a proper evaluation and prediction of the disease impact on grape bunches and therefore on final production and quality. At first different experimental tests were carried out on the bunch to develop a new infection and phenotyping method. At a later stage this method was applied to screen several genotypes, in parallel with the traditional leaf disks phenotyping approach. In this way we were able to compare the different responses to the pathogen between leaf and bunch collected in untreated field. Here we present the detailed protocol that will be applied on some specific genotypes of interest to investigate whether the plant-pathogen interaction is organ-specific.
Buonassisi, D.; Peressotti, E.; Dolzani, C.; Clementi, S.; Stefanini, M.; Musetti, R.; Perazzolli, M.; Velasco, R.; Vezzulli, S. (2015). A new in vitro phenotyping method for Plasmopara viticola resistance assessment on grapevine bunches. In: XIV Eucarpia Fruit Breeding and Genetics Symposium, Bologna, Italy, 14-18 June 2015. handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/31989
Citation: | Buonassisi, D.; Peressotti, E.; Dolzani, C.; Clementi, S.; Stefanini, M.; Musetti, R.; Perazzolli, M.; Velasco, R.; Vezzulli, S. (2015). A new in vitro phenotyping method for Plasmopara viticola resistance assessment on grapevine bunches. In: XIV Eucarpia Fruit Breeding and Genetics Symposium, Bologna, Italy, 14-18 June 2015. handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/31989 |
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Organization unit: | Genomics and Biology of Fruit Crops Department # CRI_2011-JAN2016 Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems and Bioresources Department # CRI_2011-JAN2016 |
Authors: | Buonassisi, D.; Peressotti, E.; Dolzani, C.; Clementi, S.; Stefanini, M.; Musetti, R.; Perazzolli, M.; Velasco, R.; Vezzulli, S. |
Title: | A new in vitro phenotyping method for Plasmopara viticola resistance assessment on grapevine bunches |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
Scientific Disciplinary Area: | Settore AGR/07 - Genetica Agraria |
Keywords ENG: | Downy Mildew Resistance Berry infection Spore quantification |
Keywords ITA: | Peronospora della vite Resistenza Infezione su bacca Quantificazione di spore |
Language: | English |
Nature of content: | Abstract in Atti di convegno/Conference abstract |
Appears in Collections: | 03 - Conference object |
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