Editorial: Fungal pathogens causing the grapevine trunk diseases- biology and identification

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Editorial on the Research TopicFungal pathogens causing the grapevine trunk diseases-biology and identification Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is widely cultivated as an important fruit crop destinated for wines, table grapes, and raisins. However, grapevines are plagued by a variety of diseases each year, depending on the causal agents, cultivar susceptibility, and climate location, and these diseases are limiting factors in commercial vineyards and nurseries (Wilcox et al., 2015;Muntean et al., 2022). In this sense, Grapevine Trunk Diseases (GTDs) are one the most critical factors affecting vineyards' productivity and quality (