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Rashmi, DR Aith

Grapevine crown gall is caused by bacteria in the Agrobacterium genus. The bacteria enter grapevine plants through wounds and cause tumors that stunt growth. Infected planting material is a major way the bacteria spreads between vineyards. Maintaining healthy vineyards requires preventing wounds that allow entry of the bacteria and using uninfected planting stock. This study analyzed the pathogen and ways to reduce its spread in vineyards.

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Rashmi, DR Aith

Grapevine crown gall is caused by bacteria in the Agrobacterium genus. The bacteria enter grapevine plants through wounds and cause tumors that stunt growth. Infected planting material is a major way the bacteria spreads between vineyards. Maintaining healthy vineyards requires preventing wounds that allow entry of the bacteria and using uninfected planting stock. This study analyzed the pathogen and ways to reduce its spread in vineyards.

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Preventing and Reducing the Spread of Grapevine Crown Gall for Obtaining and Maintaining Healthy Vineyards

Rashmi and Sadaf Naaz

Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology for Handicapped Grapevine crown gall occurs in all the multi-annual organs of the grapevine (stems, canes, cordons, roots), especially on the stems of the non-grafted plants, in the area coming into contact with the soil, and it is under the form of tumours (galls), that is proliferations and tissue congestions caused by the toxins secreted by the bacteria. The grapevine plants attacked by the pathogenic bacteria in the Agrobacterium sp. have delayed growth, dwarfism, reduced habitus, decreased production quality and quantity, necrosis of the attacked organs. The grapevine bacterial cancer occurs and develops especially as consequence of low temperatures below the resistance limits of the varieties to frost, but it is as well favoured by high temperatures. The major way in the grapevine bacterial cancer spreading is the use of infected viticultural planting material and the main gate for the entrance of the bacteria in the body of the future plant obtained by grafting is represented by the cuttings (injuries) caused by the grafting operation. The infection occurs, in the mother and the fruit-bearing vineyards, due to the injuries caused by frost or by the mechanical utensils, tools, equipment used to maintain the nurseries and vineyards. This study aimed to analyze the pathogen that causes crown gall of grape and to prevent the spread of the virulent Agrobacterium sp. in the vineyards.

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