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Title The Impact of a Commercial Biostimulant on the Grape Mycobiota of Vitis vinifera cv. Barbera
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Authors Pulcini, L; Bona, E; Vaudano, ET; Tsolakis, C; Garcia-Moruno, E; Costantini, A; Gamalero, E
Title The Impact of a Commercial Biostimulant on the Grape Mycobiota of Vitis vinifera cv. Barbera
Year 2023
Published Microorganisms, 11, 8
DOI 10.3390/microorganisms11081873
Abstract Reducing the use of fungicides, insecticides, and herbicides in order to limit environmental pollution and health risks for agricultural operators and consumers is one of the goals of European regulations. In fact, the European Commission developed a package of measures (the European Green Deal) to promote the sustainable use of natural resources and strengthen the resilience of European agri-food systems. As a consequence, new plant protection products, such as biostimulants, have been proposed as alternatives to agrochemicals. Their application in agroecosystems could potentially open new scenarios regarding the microbiota. In particular, the vineyard microbiota and the microbiota on the grape surface can be affected by biostimulants and lead to different wine features. The aim of this work was to assess the occurrence of a possible variation in the mycobiota due to the biostimulant application. Therefore, our attention has been focused on the yeast community of grape bunches from vines subjected to the phytostimulant BION (R) 50WG treatment. This work was carried out in the CREA-VE experimental vineyard of Vitis vinifera cv. Barbera in Asti (Piedmont, Italy). The composition of fungal communities on grapes from three experimental conditions such as IPM (integrated pest management), IPM+BION (R) 50WG, and IPM+water foliar nebulization was compared by a metabarcoding approach. Our results revealed the magnitude of alpha and beta diversity, and the microbial biodiversity index and specific fungal signatures were highlighted by comparing the abundance of yeast and filamentous fungi in IPM and BION (R) 50WG treatments. No significant differences in the mycobiota of grapevines subjected to the three treatments were detected.
Author Keywords grape; mycobiota; yeast; biodiversity; Acibenzolar-S-Methyl; next-generation sequencing; ITS region
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:001056814200001
WoS Category Microbiology
Research Area Microbiology
PDF https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/8/1873/pdf?version=1690271386
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