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Differential occurrence of suberized sheaths in canes of grapevines suffering from black dead arm, esca or Eutypa dieback

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Compared to healthy canes of Ugni-Blanc grapevines, structural modifications were observed in August in wood of growing canes showing foliar symptoms induced by esca and Eutypa Dieback. The observed changes appeared attenuated in canes of the current season sampled in December. In contrast, Black Dead Arm (BDA) did not induce significant modifications compared to healthy canes. A seasonal pattern in suberization was observed in control canes since a first suberized sheath occurred in mid-July at the interface xylem ring/pith and a second sheath was built up in August till December at the interface primary phloem/cortex. The same pattern was observed in BDA-attacked vines. In contrast, these continuous structural barriers were not formed in July and August in canes of the current season in grapevines attacked by esca or Eutypa dieback, but restored in the canes observed in December. These structural modifications were quantified and these events were discussed in the scope of plant physiology and pathogenicity of the implied fungi.

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This work was supported by the firm “CLS Rémy-Cointreau”, 20 Rue Société Vinicole, BP 37, 16102 Cognac Cedex and CNRS (FRE 3091, Contrat 781263). The authors are grateful to Gisèle Théry and Bruno Merceron for their technical assistance in “Image UP” (service de microscopie et d’imagerie), University of Poitiers. They also thank Mrs Tracey Barnes for improving the English of this manuscript.

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    Pierrette Fleurat-Lessard, Andrée Bourbouloux, Florence Thibault, Christophe Valtaud & Gabriel Roblin

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    Eric Ménard

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Fleurat-Lessard, P., Bourbouloux, A., Thibault, F. et al. Differential occurrence of suberized sheaths in canes of grapevines suffering from black dead arm, esca or Eutypa dieback. Trees 27, 1087–1100 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-013-0859-z

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