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Diseases of Grape (Vitis vinifera L.)

W. F. Wilcox, W. D. Gubler, and J. K. Uyemoto, primary collators (last update: 5/25/15)


BACTERIA

Bacterial blight
Xylophilus ampelinus (Panagopoulos 1969) Williams et al.
         (syn. Xanthomonas ampelina Panagopoulos)
Crown gall
Agrobacterium vitis (Ophel & Kerr 1990)
Pierce’s disease
Xylella fastidiosa Wells et al. 1987

FUNGI AND OOMYCETES

Angular leaf scorch
Pseudopezicula tetraspora Korf, Pearson & Zhuang
Angular leaf spot
Mycosphaerella angulata Jenkins
         (syn. Cercospora brachypus Ell. & Ev.)
Anthracnose (Bird’s-eye rot, Black spot)
Elsinöe ampelina (de Bary) Shear
         (syn. E. viticola Raciborski)
         (syn. Sphaceloma ampelinum de Bary)
Armillaria root rot (Oak root rot)
Armillaria mellea (Vahl:Fr.) P. Kumm.
Berry rots (Miscellaneous) and raisin molds:
Alternaria rot
         Alternaria alternate (Fr.) Keissl.
                  (syn. A. tenuis Nees)
Aspergillus rot
Aspergillus niger van Tiegh.
Blue mold
Penicillium spp.
Cladosporium rot
Cladosporium herbarum (Pers.:Fr.) Link
Rhizopus rot
Rhizopus arrhizus Tesher
R. stolonifera (Ehrenb.:Fr.) Lind
Other berry rots and secondary invaders, raisin molds, and rots:
Alternaria geophila Deszew.
Ascochyta sp.
Aspergillus aculeatus Iizuka
Aspergillus flavus Link
Aspergillus ochraceous Wilhelm
Aspergillus wentii Wehmer
Candida sp.
Chaetomium elatum Kunze
Cladosporium cladosporioides (Fres.) de Vries
Cladosporium oxysporium Berk. & Curt.
Fusarium moniliforme Sheldon
Hormiscium sp.
Hormodendrum spp.
Monilia sp.
Penicillium brevicompactum Diercks.
Penicillium cyclopium West.
Penicillium frequentaus West.
Penicillium stoloniferum Thom
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Kreger-van Rij
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary
Stemphylium botryosum Walker
Torula sp.
Bitter rot
Greeneria uvicola (Berk. & M. A. Curtis) Punith.
         (syn. Melanconium fuligineum (Scribn. & Viala) Cav.)
Black foot disease
Campylocarpon fasciculare Schroers, Halleen & Crous
Campylocarpon pseudofasciculare Halleen, Schroers & Crous
Cylindrocarpon destructans (Zinssm) Sholten
Cylindrocarpon liriodendri (Cooke & Harness) Wollew.
Cylindrocarpon macrodidymum Halleen, Schroers & Crous
Cylindrocarpon obtusisporum (Cooke & Harness)
Black rot
Guignardia bidwellii (Ellis) Viala and Ravaz
         (syn. Phyllosticta ampelicida [Engleman] Van der Aa)
Botryosphaeria dieback (Black dead arm, Botryosphaeria canker, Diplodia cane dieback)
Botryosphaeria dothidea (Moug.:Fr.), Ces. & De Not.
         (syn. Fusicoccum aesculi Corda)
Diplodia corticola A. J. L. Phillips, A. Alves & J. Luque
Diplodia mutila (Fr.:Fr.) Fr.
Diplodia seriata De Not.
Dothiorella americana J. R. Úrbez-Torres, F. Peduto & W. D. Gubler
Dothiorella iberica A. J. L. Phillips, J. Luque & A. Alves
Dothiorella neclivorem W. M. Pitt & J. R. Úrbez-Torres
Dothiorella vidmadera W. M. Pitt, J. R. Úrbez-Torres & F. P. Trouillas
Dothiorella vinea-gemmas W. M. Pitt & J. R. Úrbez-Torres
Lasiodiplodia crassispora T. I. Burgess & Barber
Lasiodiplodia missouriana J. R. Úrbez-Torres, F. Peduto & W. D. Gubler
Lasiodiplodia theobromae (Pat.) Griff. & Maubl.
Lasiodiplodia viticola J. R. Úrbez-Torres, F. Peduto & W. D. Gubler
Neofusicoccum australe (Slippers, Crous & M. J. Wingf.) Crous, Slippers
     & A. J. L. Phillips
Neofusicoccum luteum (Pennycook & Samuels) Crous, Slippers & A. J. L. Phillips
Neofusicoccum macroclavatum T. I. Burgess, Barber &Hardy
Neofusicoccum mediterraneum Crous, M. J. Wingf. & A. J. L. Phillips
Neofusicoccum parvum (Pennycook & Samuels) Crous, Slippers & A. J. L. Phillips
Neofusicoccum viticlavatum (Van Niekerk & Crous) Crous, Slippers & A. J. L. Phillips
Neofusicoccum vitifusiforme (Van Niekerk & Crous) Crous, Slippers & A. J. L. Phillips
Spencermartinsia viticola (A. J. L. Phillips & J. Luque) A. J. L. Phillips, A. Alves & Crous
Spencermartinsia westrale W. M. Pitt, J. R. Úrbez-Torres & F. P. Trouillas
Sphaeropsis porosa (Van Niekerk & Crous) A. J. L. Phillips & A. Alves
Botrytis bunch rot and blight
Botrytis cinerea Pers.
         (syn. Botryotinia fuckeliana (de Bary) Whetzel)
Brulure
Anthostomella pullulans (de Bary) Bennett
Cladosporium leaf spot
Cladosporium viticola Cesati
Cercospora leaf spot
Phaeoramularia dissiliens (Duby) Deighton
Dematophora root rot
Rosellinia necatrix Prill.v
         (syn. Dematophora necatrix Hartig)
Downy mildew
Plasmopara viticola (Berk. & M. A. Curt.) Berl. & De Toni
Esca
Cause undetermined; associated with:
         Fomitiporia punctate (Fr.) Murrill
                   (syn. Fomitiporia mediterranea M. Fischer)
                    (syn. Phellinus punctatus [P. Karst.])
                    (syn. Stereum hirsutum [Willd.:Fr.] Pers.) other Fomitiporia spp. and Phellinus spp.
Esca proper = Esca + Grapevine leaf stripe disease (see Grapevine leaf stripe disease)
Eutypa dieback
Eutypa lata (Pers.:Fr.) Tul. & C. Tul.
         (syn. E. armeniacae Hansf. & Carter)
         (syn. Libertella blepharis A. L. Smith [syn. Cytosporina sp.])
Eutypa sp.
Grapevine leaf rust
Phakopsora euvitis Y. Ono
         (syn. Aecidium meliosmae-myrianthae P. Hennings & Shirai)
Grapevine leaf stripe disease
Phaeoacremonium aleophilum W. Gams, Crous, M. J. Wingfield & L. Mugnai
         (syn. Togninia minima (Tul. & C. Tul.) Berl.)
Phaeoacremonium spp.
Phaeomoniella chlamydospora (W. Gams, Crous, M. J. Wingf. & Mugnai) Crous & W. Gams
Leaf blight (Pseudocercospora leaf blight, Isariopsis leaf spot)
Pseudocercospora vitis (Lév) Speg.
         (syn. Isariopsis clavispora (Berk. & Curt.) Sacc.)
         (syn. Mycosphaerella personata Higgins)
Leaf blotch
Briosia ampelophaga Cav.
Leaf spots (miscellaneous)
Asperisporium minutulum (Sacc.) Deighton
Phaeoramularia heterospora (Ell. & Gall.) Deighton
Macrophoma rot
Botryosphaeria dothidea (Moug. ex Fr.) Ces. & de Not.
         (syn. B. ribis Grossenbacher & Duggar)
         (syn. Fusicoccum aesculi = Macrophoma sp.)
Phomopsis cane and leaf spot
Phomopsis viticola (Sacc.) Sacc.
Phymatotrichopsis root rot (formerly, Phymatotrichum root rot; Texas root rot; cotton root rot)
Phymatotrichopsis omnivora (Duggar) Hennebert
         (syn. Phymatotrichum omnivorum [Shear] Duggar)
         (syn. Ozonium omnivorum Shear)
Phytophthora crown and root rot
Phytophthora cactorum (Leb. & Cohn) Schroet.
Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands
Phytophthora cryptogea Pethyb. & Laff.
Phytophthora drechsleri Tucker
Phytophthora parasitica Dastur
Powdery mildew
Erysiphe necator Schw.
         (syn. Uncinula necator (Schw.) Burr)
         (syn. Oidium tuckeri Berk.)
Ripe rot
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc.
         (syn. Glomerella cingulate (Stonem.) Spauld. & Schrenk)
Colletotrichum acutatum J. H. Simmonds
         (syn. Glomerella acutata Guerber & Correll)
Rotbrenner
Pseudopezicula tracheiphila (Müll.-Thurg.) Korf & Zhuang
         (syn. Pseudopeziza tracheiphila Müll.-Thurg)
         (syn. Phialophora tracheiphila [Sacc. & Sacc.] Korf)
         (syn. Botrytis tracheiphila Sacco & Sacc.)
Septoria leaf spot
Septoria ampelina Berk. & Curt.
Sour rot
Aspergillus niger Tiegh.
Aspergillus carbonarius (Bainier) Thom
Hanseniaspora uvarum (Niehaus) Shehata et al.
         (syn. Kloeckera apiculata (Reess) Janke)
Candida krusei (Castellani) Berkhout
         (syn. Issatchenkia orientalis)
Candida zemplinina (Kroemer & Krumbholz) Meyer & Yarrow
         (syn. C. stellata)
Metschnikowia pulcherrima Miller and van Uden
Pichia kluyveri (Bedford)
Pichia membranaefaciens Hansen
Saccharomycopsis crataegensis Kurtzman and Wickerham
         (syn. S. vini, Endomycopsis vini)
Acetobacter spp. (bacteria)
Gluconobacter spp. (bacteria)
Verticillium wilt
Verticillium dahlia Kleb.
White rot
Pilidiella diplodiella (Speg.) Crous & Van Niekerk
         (syn. Coniella diploidella [Speg.] Petrak & Sidow)
         (syn. Coniothyrium diplodiella [Speg.] Sacc.)
         (syn. Phoma diplodiella Speg.)
Zonate leaf spot
Cristulariella moricola (Hino) Redhead
         (syn. C. pyramidalis Waterman & Marshall)
         (syn. Sclerotium cinnamomi Sawada)

NEMATODES (PARASITIC)

Citrus nematode
Tylenchulus semipenetrans Cobb
Dagger nematodes
Xiphinema americanum Cobb
Xiphinema diversicaudatum (Micoletzky) Thorne
Xiphinema index Thorne & Allen
Xiphinema vuittenezi Luc, Lima, Weischer & Flegg
Xiphenema spp.
Needle nematodes
Longidorus africanus Merny
Longidorus spp. (pathogenicity not determined)
Ring nematode
Mesocriconema xenoplax (Raski) Loof & de Grisse
         (syn. Criconemoides xenoplax Raski)
Root-knot nematodes
Meloidogyne arenaria (Neal) Chitwood
Meloidogyne hapla Chitwood
Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid & White) Chitwood
Meloidogyne javanica (Treub) Chitwood
Meloidogyne spp.
Root-lesion nematodes
Pratylenchus brachyurus (Godfrey) Filipjev & Schuurmans Stekhoven
Pratylenchus vulnus Allen & Jensen
Pratylenchus zeae Graham
Pratylenchus spp.

NONINFECTIOUS (ABIOTIC) DISORDERS

Chimeras (sports)
Spontaneous genetic change in meristematic growing points and their subsequent proliferation
         Variegation
         Fasciation
         Witches’-broom
         Leaf distortion
Environmental Stress
Drought, excess water, hail, heat, lightning, salt toxicity, spring freeze, wind and sand, winter injury
Nutritional disorders
Acidic soil sickness (Säureschäden)
         Deficiencies of calcium, magnesium, and phosphorous; excess potassium, manganese, and aluminum
Boron deficiency
Boron toxicity
Calcium deficiency
Iron deficiency (iron chlorosis, lime chlorosis, lime-induced chlorosis)
Magnesium deficiency
Manganese deficiency
Manganese toxicity (see Acidic soil sickness)
Nitrogen deficiency
Nitrogen excess
Phosphorous deficiency
Potassium deficiency (black leaf)
Zinc deficiency
Shriveled fruit
Dehydration
Bunch stem necrosis
         Cause unknown; associated with nutrient supply or imbalances
Sunburn
Berry shrivel (sour shrivel, sugar accumulation disorder, Traubenwelke)
         Cause unknown
Pesticide toxicity

PHYTOPLASMAS

Australian grapevine yellows
Australian grapevine yellows phytoplasma (‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense’)
Tomato big bud phytoplasma (‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia’)
Buckland Valley grapevine yellows phytoplasma
Bois noir (= Vergilbungskrankheit)
Bois noir phytoplasma (‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’-related strains; Stolbur phytoplasmas group)
Flavescence dorée
Grapevine flavescence doree phytoplasma (‘Candidatus Phytoplasma vitis’-related strains; Elm yellows phytoplasmas group)
North American grapevine yellows
‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’-related strains (Peach X-disease phytoplasmas group)
‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’-related strains (Aster yellows phytoplasmas group)
Palatinate grapevine yellows
Palatinate grapevine yellows phytoplasma (Elm yellows phytoplasmas group)

VIRUSES AND VIRUSLIKE AGENTS

Corky bark disease (see also Rugose Wood complex)
Genus Vitivirus, Grapevine virus B (GVB)
Enation disease
Unknown graft-transmissible agent
Fanleaf degeneration (see also Infectious degeneration)
Grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV)
Fleck complex
Asteroid mosaic
         Genus Marafivirus, Grapevine asteroid mosaic-associated virus (GAMaV)
Fleck
         Genus Maculavirus, Grapevine fleck virus (GFkV)
Grapevine redglobe virus
         Genus Maculavirusv, Grapevine redglobe virus (GRGV)
Rupestris vein feathering
         Genus Marafivirus, Grapevine rupestris vein feathering virus (GRVFV)
Grapevine angular mosaic
Grapevine angular mosaic virus (GAMV)
Grapevine berry inner necrosis
Genus Trichovirus, Grapevine berry inner necrosis virus (GBINV)
Grapevine leafroll disease
Genus Ampelovirus
         Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 1 (GLRaV-1)
         Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 (GLRaV-3)
         Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 4 (GLRaV-4)
Genus Closterovirus, Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 2 (GLRaV-2)
Genus Velarivirus, Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 7 (GLRaV-7)
Grapevine graft incompatibility
Genus Closterovirus, Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 2 strain Red Globe
     (GLRaV-2 RG)
Grapevine line pattern
Grapevine line pattern virus (GLPV)
Grapevine little berry
Genus Nepovirus, Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV)
Grapevine red blotch
Grapevine red blotch-associated virus (GRBaV)
Grapevine Roditis leaf discoloration
Possible interaction of Carnation mottle virus (CarMV) and Grapevine virus B
Grapevine yellow mottle
Alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV)
Grapevine yellow speckle disease
Grapevine yellow speckle viroid 1 (GYSVd-1)
Grapevine yellow speckle viroid 2 (GYSVd-2)
Grapevine yellow vein
Genus Nepovirus, Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV)
Infectious degeneration (Infectious malformation syndrome, Yellow mosaic syndrome)
Genus Nepovirus
         Arabis mosaic virus (ArMV)
          Cherry leafroll virus (CLRV)
          Grapevine Anatolian ringspot virus (GARSV)
          Grapevine chrome mosaic virus (GCMV)
          Grapevine deformation virus (GDefV)
          Grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV)
          Raspberry ringspot virus (RpRSV)
          Strawberry latent ringspot virus (SLRSV)
          Tomato black ring virusc (TBRV)
Infectious malformation (see Infectious degeneration)
Kober stem grooving disease (see also Rugose Wood complex)
Genus Vitivirus, Grapevine virus A (GVA)
LN33 stem grooving disease (see Rugose Wood complex)
Rugose Wood complex (LN33 stem grooving disease; see also Corky bark disease, 
     Kober stem grooving disease, and Rupestris stem pitting disease)
Genus Vitivirus
          Grapevine virus A (GVA) (association)
          Grapevine virus B (GVB) (association)
          Grapevine virus D (GVD) (association)
          Grapevine virus E (GVE) (association)
          Grapevine virus F (GVF) (association)
Rupestris stem pitting disease
Genus Foveavirus, Grapevine rupestris stem pitting-associated virus (GRSPaV)
Vein banding
Interaction of Grapevine yellow speckle viroid 1 or -2 and Grapevine fanleaf virus
Vein mosaic
Unidentified graft-transmissible agent
Vein necrosis
Unidentified graft-transmissible agent (some genetic variants of Grapevine rupestris stem pitting-associated virus are associated)
Virus-induced grapevine decline
Genus Nepovirus
Peach rosette mosaic virus (PRMV) Tobacco ringspot virus (TRSV) Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV)
Yellow mosaic (see Infectious degeneration)