GRAPEVINE VIRUSES: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, DIAGNOSTICS AND MANAGEMENT

1. Serological Methods for the Detection of Major Grapevine Viruses
2. The Grapevine, Viticulture, and Winemaking: A Brief Introduction
3. An Overview on Grapevine Viruses, Viroids, and the Diseases They Cause
4. Grapevine fanleaf virus and Other Old World Nepoviruses
5. Molecular, Cellular, and Structural Biology of Grapevine fanleaf virus
6. American Nepoviruses
7. Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 1
8. Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 2
9. Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3
10. Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 4
11. Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 7
12. Grapevine Vitiviruses
13. Grapevine rupestris stem pitting-associated virus
14. Viruses Involved in Graft Incompatibility and Decline
15. Grapevine Red Blotch: Molecular Biology of the Virus and Management of the Disease
16. Grapevine vein clearing virus: Diagnostics, Genome, Genetic Diversity, and Management
17. Grapevine fleck and similar viruses
18. Grapevine Pinot gris virus
19. Other Grapevine Viruses of Lesser Economic Importance
20. Viroids Infecting the Grapevine
21. Biological Assays
22. Polymerase Chain Reaction Methods for the Detection of Grapevine Viruses and Viroids
23. The Effects of Viruses and Viral Diseases on Grapes and Wine
24. Vector Transmission of Grapevine Leafroll-Associated Viruses
25. Ectoparasitic Nematode Vectors of Grapevine Viruses
26. Management of Grapevine Leafroll Disease and Associated Vectors in Vineyards
27. Improvement of Grapevine Planting Stock Through Sanitary Selection and Pathogen Elimination
28. Regulatory Aspects of Grape Viruses and Virus Diseases: Certification, Quarantine, and Harmonization
29. Novel Approaches for Viral Disease Management
30. High-Throughput Sequencing: Advantages Beyond Virus Identification
31. Biotechnology Applications of Grapevine Viruses
32. Evolutionary Aspects of Grapevine Virology
33. Concluding Remarks and Future Directions

The domestication of grapes dates back five thousand years ago and has spread to nearly all continents. In recent years, grape acreage has increased dramatically in new regions, including the United States of America, Chile, Asia (China and India), and Turkey. A major limiting factor to the sustained production of premium grapes and wines is infections by viruses. The advent of powerful molecular and metagenomics technologies, such as molecular cloning and next generation sequencing, allowed the discovery of new viruses from grapes. To date, grapevine is susceptible to 64 viruses that belong to highly diverse taxonomic groups. The most damaging diseases include: (1) infectious degeneration; (2) leafroll disease complex; and (3) rugose wood complex. Recently, two new disease syndromes have been recognized: Syrah decline and red blotch. Losses due to fanleaf degeneration are estimated at $1 billion annually in France alone. Other diseases including leafroll, rugose wood, Syrah de
cline and red blotch can result in total crop loss several years post-infection. This situation is further exacerbated by mixed infections with multiple viruses and other biotic as well as adverse abiotic environmental conditions, such as drought and winter damage, causing even greater destruction.
The book builds upon the last handbook (written over twenty years ago) on the part of diagnostics and extensively expands its scope by inclusion of molecular biology aspects of select viruses that are widespread and economically most important. This includes most current information on the biology, transmission, genome replication, transcription, subcellular localization, as well as virus-host interactions. It also touches on several novel areas of scientific inquiry. It also contains suggested directions for future research in the field of grapevine virology.

Features
• High readability of the text, logical presentation, careful choice of language, and inclusion of color pictures on symptoms exhibited by infections and diseases caused by different viruses
• The book is comprehensive and contains all aspects of grapevine virology and most up to date information
• The editorial team comprises of leading scientists in the field. Each of the chapters is written by leading experts on the specific subject area in question
• There are no competitive books in this scale that is currently available. This is the first edition of a quality and comprehensive book that will be made available on grape viruses and their diseases, diagnostics, virus transmission as well as control and management measures

Authors
• Assoc.Prof. Baozhong Meng, University of Guelph, College of Biological Science, Guelph N1G 2W1, CanadaProf.
• Giovanni P. Martelli, Universita Degli Studi Di Bari, Dipt. Protezione Delle Piante Dalle, 70121 Bari, ItalyProf.
• Deborah A. Golino, University of California, Foundation Plant Services, Davis, CA 95616-8751, USAAssoc.
• Prof. Marc Fuchs, Department of Plant Pathology, and Plant-Microbe Interactions, Cornell University, Ithaca,NY 14853-5905, USA