Black foot disease of grapevine
| Black foot disease | |
|---|---|
| Causal agents | Cylindrocarpon fungi |
| Hosts | Vitis vinifera |
| EPPO Code | 1CYLCG |
| Treatment | Pruning wound protection |
The black foot disease is a grapevine trunk disease. It is caused by fungi in the genus Cylindrocarpon (C. fasciculare, C. pseudofasciculare, C. destructans, C. macrodidymum and C. obtusisporum).[1]
References
- ^ Occurrence of grapevine trunk disease pathogens in rootstock mother plants in South Africa. P. H. Fourie and F. Halleen, Australasian Plant Pathology, June 2004, Volume 33, Issue 2, pages 313-315, doi:10.1071/AP04005