Grapevine Viruses: Molecular Biology, Diagnostics and Management

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Grapevine, Viticulture, and Winemaking: A Brief Introduction....Pages 3-29
An Overview on Grapevine Viruses, Viroids, and the Diseases They Cause....Pages 31-46
American Nepoviruses....Pages 47-82
Grapevine Vitiviruses....Pages 83-107
Viruses Involved in Graft Incompatibility and Decline....Pages 109-126
Grapevine Red Blotch: Molecular Biology of the Virus and Management of the Disease....Pages 127-139
Grapevine fleck and similar viruses....Pages 141-165
Other Grapevine Viruses of Lesser Economic Importance....Pages 167-195
Viroids Infecting the Grapevine....Pages 197-220
Front Matter....Pages 221-228
Biological Assays....Pages 229-256
Front Matter....Pages 257-287
Serological Methods for the Detection of Major Grapevine Viruses....Pages 289-302
Polymerase Chain Reaction Methods for the Detection of Grapevine Viruses and Viroids....Pages 303-314
Front Matter....Pages 315-330
The Effects of Viruses and Viral Diseases on Grapes and Wine....Pages 331-349
Vector Transmission of Grapevine Leafroll-Associated Viruses....Pages 351-363
Ectoparasitic Nematode Vectors of Grapevine Viruses....Pages 365-371
Management of Grapevine Leafroll Disease and Associated Vectors in Vineyards....Pages 373-392
Improvement of Grapevine Planting Stock Through Sanitary Selection and Pathogen Elimination....Pages 393-393
Regulatory Aspects of Grape Viruses and Virus Diseases: Certification, Quarantine, and Harmonization....Pages 395-407
Novel Approaches for Viral Disease Management....Pages 393-393
Front Matter....Pages 409-429
High-Throughput Sequencing: Advantages Beyond Virus Identification....Pages 431-450
Biotechnology Applications of Grapevine Viruses....Pages 451-451
Evolutionary Aspects of Grapevine Virology....Pages 453-482
Concluding Remarks and Future Directions....Pages 483-503
Back Matter....Pages 505-529
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