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Grapevine is widely cultivated in many countries of the world. The crop contributes to the well-being of farmers, workers, the industrial sector and the economy of countries. Demands made on the products and by-products of grapevine are constantly increasing in both local and foreign markets. This simulates expansion of viticulture and encourages efforts toward the improvement of the quality and quantity of produce. Such efforts necessitate the exchange of germplasm, the introduction of new varieties and the improvement of old varieties. These, if not carefully managed, could have a very negative effect upon the sanitary situation of crop. In order to make this technology universally avaible, The food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Counc[...]

Grapevine is widely cultivated in many countries of the world. The crop contributes to the well-being of farmers, workers, the industrial sector and the economy of countries. Demands made on the products and by-products of grapevine are constantly increasing in both local and foreign markets. This simulates expansion of viticulture and encourages efforts toward the improvement of the quality and quantity of produce. Such efforts necessitate the exchange of germplasm, the introduction of new varieties and the improvement of old varieties. These, if not carefully managed, could have a very negative effect upon the sanitary situation of crop. In order to make this technology universally avaible, The food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Council for the Study of Viruses and Virus Diseases of the Grapevine (ICVG) have cooperated in the preparation and publication of this handbook, which reflects in a simple and direct way the practical knowledge required and available for detection and diagnosis of virus and virus-like diseases of grapevine. The handbook was compiled by G.P. Martelli, Professor of Plant Virology, University of Bari, Italy.