The Grapevine Microbiome to the Rescue: Implications for the Biocontrol of Trunk Diseases.

Abstract

[EN] Grapevine trw11<: diseases (GTDs) are one of the most devastating pathologies that threaten the survival and profitability of vineyards around the world. Progressive banning of chemical pesticides and their withdrawal from the market has increased interest in the development of effective biocontrol agents (BCAs) for GTD treatment. In recent years, considerable progress has been made regarding the characterization of the grapevine microbiome, including the aerial part microbiome (flowers, berries and leaves), the wood rnicrobiome, the root environment and vineyard soil rnicrobiomes. In this work, we review these ad vanees especially in relation to the etiology and the understanding of the composition of rnicrobial populations in plants affected by GTDs. We also discuss how the grapevine microbiome is becoming a source for the isolation and characterization of new, more promising BCAs that, in the near future, could become effective tools for controlling these pathologies