Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| 3-4 |
News and Opinion
| Towards a redefinition of the diseases within the esca complex of grapevine | |
| G. Surico | 5-10 |
Research Papers
| Semi-selective media for the isolation of Phaeomoniella chlamydospora from soil and vine wood | |
| M.L. Tello, L. Gaforio, S. Pastor | 11-19 |
| Nutritional status of vines affected with esca proper | |
| F. Calzarano, C. Amalfitano, L. Seghetti, V. Cozzolino | 20-31 |
| Differential aggressiveness of fungi implicated in esca and associated diseases of grapevine in France | |
| C. Laveau, A. Letouze, G. Louvet, S. Bastien, L. Guerin-Dubrana | 32-46 |
| Effect of biostimulant sprays on Phaeomoniella chlamydospora and esca proper infected vines under greenhouse and fi eld conditions | |
| S. Di Marco, F. Osti | 47-58 |
| A DNA based method to detect the grapevine root-rotting fungus Roesleria subterranea in soil and root samples | |
| S. Neuhauser, L. Huber, M. Kirchmair | 59-72 |
| Fungal communities living in the wood of different cultivars of young Vitis vinifera plants | |
| L. Casieri, V. Hofstetter, O. Viret, K. Gindro | 73-83 |
| Epidemiological survey on esca disease in Umbria, central Italy | |
| M. Quaglia, L. Covarelli, A. Zazzerini | 84-91 |
| Inner necrosis in grapevine rootstock mother plants in the Cognac area (Charentes, France) | |
| J-M. Liminana, G. Pacreau, F. Boureau, E. Menard, S. David, C. Himonnet, M. Fermaud, J-P. Goutouly, P. Lecomte, V. Dumot | 92-100 |
| Phaeomoniella chlamydospora infection induces changes in phenolic compounds content in Vitis vinifera | |
| N. Martin, D. Vesentini, C. Rego, S. Monteiro, H. Oliveira, R.B. Ferreira | 101-116 |
| Interactions among grapevine disease-causing fungi.The role of reactive oxygen species | |
| R. Freitas, C. Rego, H. Oliveira, R.B. Ferreira | 117-127 |
| Control of grapevine wood fungi in commercial nurseries | |
| C. Rego, T. Nascimento, A. Cabral, M.J. Silva, H. Oliveira | 128-135 |
New or Unusual Disease Reports
| Sorosphaera viticola, a plasmodiophorid parasite of grapevine | |
| S. Neuhauser, L. Huber, M. Kirchmair | 136-139 |
Short Notes
| Occurrence of the Eutypa lata sexual stage on grapevine in Rioja | |
| A. Muruamendiaraz, P. Lecomte, F.J. Legorburu | 140-144 |
| Suitability of an increment borer as a sampling device for grapevine trunk disease | |
| A. Muruamendiaraz, F.J. Legorburu | 145-149 |
| Conidia dispersal of Diplodia species in a French vineyard | |
| P. Kuntzmann, S. Villaume, C. Bertsch | 150-154 |
| Antagonism of Bacillus subtilis strain AG1 against vine wood fungal pathogens | |
| A. Alfonzo, G. Conigliaro, L. Torta, S. Burruano, G. Moschetti | 155-158 |
Abstracts
| Abstracts of the 6th International Workshop on grapevine trunk diseases, Florence, Italy, 1-3 September 2008 | |
| AA. VV. | 159-188 |
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