S001-S136 INDEX Volume 96 (1, Supplement) May 2014 S1 Introduction Journal S5 Next generation sequencing S7 Grapevine-infecting viruses (Table) of Plant Pathology S9 Infectious degeneration (GFLV) Formerly Rivista di patologia vegetale established in 1892 S29 Infectious degeneration (European Nepoviruses) JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY OF JOURNAL S43 Grapevine degeneration and decline S49 Grapevine leafroll S71 Rugose wood complex S89 Graft incompatibility DIRECTORY OF VIRUS AND S95 Fleck complex VIRUS-LIKE S103 Minor viruses and virus diseases DISEASES OF THE GRAPEVINE S121 Virus-like diseases S129 Viroids AND THEIR AGENTS G.P. Martelli Università Aldo Moro. VOLUME 96 (1, SUPPLEMENT) MAY 2014 SUPPLEMENT) MAY (1, 96 VOLUME Bari, Italy SIPaV ONLINE http://www.sipav.org Visit our World Wide Web site: you will find information about the Society, the Journal of Plant Pathology (including full Invited Reviews and abstracts of accepted papers) and interesting phytopathological links. 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Fax: +39.050.20158, Tel.: +39.050.29544 - +39.050.503868 - www.edizioniets.com Iscritto al Reg. della stampa presso la Canc. del Trib. di Pisa n° 3/97 del 01.02.1997. Responsabile: Alessandra Borghini. Quadrimestrale. Contiene meno del 70% di pubblicità. Spedizione in Abbonamento Postale - D.L. 353/2003 (conv. in L. 27/02/2004 n° 46) art. 1, comma 1 - DCB AREA CENTRO 1/Pisa. Finito di stampare nel mese di ottobre 2013 in Pisa dalle EDIZIONI ETS. JPP 96 (1s) 2014 COVER.indd 2 14/05/14 16:12 Journal of Plant Pathology (2014), 96 (1S), 1-4 Edizioni ETS Pisa, 2014 1 INTRODUCTION The grapevine (Vitis spp.) undoubtedly represents one R., Gugerli P., 2003. A short history of ICVG. Extended of the woody crops most widely grown in temperate cli- Abstracts 14th Meeting of ICVG, Locorotondo, Italy: 1-2). mates, and a highly valuable agricultural commodity. As Since its foundation, ICVG has met at: most of the vegetatively propagated crops, grapevines are 1. Changins (Switzerland), 17-20 August 1964 exposed to the attacks of a variety of pests and patho- gens among which infectious intracellular agents (viruses, 2. Davis (California, USA), 7-11 September 1965 viroids, phloem- and xylem-limited prokaryotes) play a 3. Bernkastel-Kues (West Germany), September 1967 major role, causing heavy losses, shortening the produc- 4. Colmar (France), 16-18 June 1970 tive life of vineyars, and endangering the survival itself of 5. Salice Terme (Italy), 16-19 September 1973 affected vines. The importance of the grapevine industry and the magnitude of the problems caused by these patho- 6. Cordoba and Madrid (Spain), 12-17 September 1976 gens has generated wide interest which, in turn, has fos- 7. Niagara Falls (Ontario, Canada), 7-12 September 1980 tered intensive research which has been especially active 8. Bari (Italy), 2-7 September 1984 at the international scale from the late 1950’s onwards. The increased attention paid to grapevine's virological prob- 9. Kiryat Anavim (Israel), 6-11 September 1987 lems and the like has produced an impressive series of pa- 10. Volos (Greece), 3-7 September 1990 pers which now number over 5,000. The papers up to 2003 11. Montreux (Switzerland), 5-10 September 1993 are listed and commented in six bibliographic reports: 12. Lisbon (Portugal), 28 September - 2 October 1997 – Caudwell A., 1965. Bibliographie des viroses de la vigne 13. Adelaide (South Australia), 12-17 March 2000 des origines à 1965. Office International de la Vigne et du Vin, Paris, 76 pp.; 14. Locorotondo (Italy), 12-17 September 2003 – Caudwell A., Hewitt W.B., Bovey R., 1972. Les virus de 15. Stellenbosch (South Africa), 3-7 April 2006 la vigne. Bibliographie de 1965-1970. Vitis 11: 303-324; 16. Dijon (France), 31 August - 4 September 2009 – Hewitt W.B., Bovey R., 1979. The viroses and virus-like 17. Davis (California, USA), 7-14 October 2012 diseases of the grapevine. A bibliographic report 18. Ankara (Turkey), scheduled for 7-11 September 2015 1971-1978. Vitis 18: 316-376; From the very beginning, ICVG has been instrumental – Bovey R., Martelli G.P., 1986. The viroses and virus-like in fostering basic and applied research in grapevine virol- diseases of the grapevine. A bibliographic report ogy, attracting the attention of scientists, growers, nursery- 1979-1984. Vitis 25: 227-275; men and administrators on the detrimental effects of infec- – Bovey R., 1999. The viroses and virus-like diseases of tious diseases on the well-being of the industry, and sup- the grapevine: bibliographic report 1985-1997. Options porting initiatives for the establishment and implementa- Méditerranéenes 29 (Series B, 3rd part): 8-172; tion of clean stock programmes and certification schemes. – Bovey R., 2006. The viroses and virus-like diseases of To this effect, among other things, ICVG has issued the the grapevine. A bibliographic report 1997-2003. Op- recommendations that follow: tions Méditerranéennes 29 (Series B, 3rd part): 7-172. The International Council for the Study of Viruses and Virus which have been compiled under the auspices of the In- Diseases of the Grapevine (ICVG), recognizes that a number of ternational Council for the Study of Viruses and Virus the 60 or so infectious agents (viruses, viroids, and phytoplas- Diseases of the Grapevine (ICVG). mas) recorded from the grapevine can be highly detrimental to this crop, having a negative impact on the plant vigour and ICVG was established in 1962 by a group of Ameri- longevity, as well as on the quality and quantity of the yield. can and European plant pathologists who realized the Infected propagating material is largely responsible for the importance of creating an international organization for spread of diseases among and within viticultural countries.