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Petit AN, Vaillant N, Boulay M, et al. Alteration of photosynthesis in grapevines affected by esca. Phytopathology. 2006;96(10):1060-6doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-96-1060.
Petit, A. N., Vaillant, N., Boulay, M., Clément, C., & Fontaine, F. (2006). Alteration of photosynthesis in grapevines affected by esca. Phytopathology, 96(10), 1060-6. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-96-1060
Petit, A-N, et al. "Alteration of photosynthesis in grapevines affected by esca." Phytopathology vol. 96,10 (2006): 1060-6. doi: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-96-1060
Petit AN, Vaillant N, Boulay M, Clément C, Fontaine F. Alteration of photosynthesis in grapevines affected by esca. Phytopathology. 2006 Oct;96(10):1060-6. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-96-1060. PMID: 18943493.
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Phytopathology. 2006 Oct;96(10):1060-6. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-96-1060.

Alteration of photosynthesis in grapevines affected by esca.

Phytopathology

A-N Petit, N Vaillant, M Boulay, C Clément, F Fontaine

PMID: 18943493 DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-96-1060

Abstract

ABSTRACT To further understand the development of esca disease in grapevine, its physiological impact on plants grown in the vineyard was characterized, focusing mainly on photosynthesis. For this purpose, the state of the photosynthetic apparatus was evaluated in symptomatic and asymptomatic leaves in esca-infected grape plants, and wood carbohydrates stored in annual canes were assayed. In symptomatic leaves, esca greatly affected grapevine physiology. Foliar symptoms were associated with both stomatal closure and alteration of the photosynthetic apparatus as revealed by (i) a decrease in CO(2) assimilation, transpiration, and a significant increase in intercellular CO(2) concentration; (ii) a strong drop in both the maximum fluorescence yield and the effective Photosystem II quantum yield; and (iii) a reduction of total chlorophyll but a stable carotenoid content. On symptomatic canes, all these variables were affected more on leaves with symptoms than without symptoms, suggesting a gradation in photosynthesis disruptions in the plant according to the degree of symptom severity. In addition, canes of symptomatic plants had reduced carbohydrate reserves during the winter rest, whether they exhibit symptoms or not. The following year, the lower pool of reserves may contribute to a significant decrease in plant development, as well as a global loss in plant vigor.

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