In the early 2000s, vineyard growers noticed significant grapevine decline, initially thought to be from cold winter temperatures. Grapevines were growing and producing less, and parts of the vine would…

The current project aims to understand the role that stress factors caused as a result of climate change (water stress, heat domes, freezing events) factors play on GTDs development. In…

Objectives:  1. Management of GTD in nurseries and young vineyards a) investigate non-destructive methods and evaluate molecular tools to efficiently detect Grapevine Trunk Diseases (GTD) pathogens in nursery material; b)…