Abstract
A description is provided for Coniella diplodiella. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: On Vitis vinifera. Also on Hymenocardia acida (Herb. IMI). DISEASE: White rot (coitre or hail disease) of vine. Chiefly on fruit but also causing 'pedicel lameness' in fruit stalks and injury to shoots, stem and leaves. Lesions on leaves are marginal, irregular, with the centre various shades of brown, becoming lighter towards the diffuse edge, up to 4 cm diam. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa (Algeria, Nigeria, Tanzania); Asia (China, India, Japan, Turkey); Australasia & Oceania (New South Wales); Europe (Austria, Bulgaria, France, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Rumania, Spain, Switzerland, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia); North America (Canada, United States); South America (Brazil, Uruguay). (CMI Map. 335) TRANSMISSION: By soil splashed on grapes by hail. In addition to wounds following damage by hail, sun scorch, mechanical wounding and attack by mildew, Plasmopara viticola, also provide infection courts (8: 482; 40: 647). Where hailstorms are frequent the vineyard soil may become infested from fallen rotten fruit and contain up to 2, 000 spores/g (34: 276). The pathogen remains viable for 2-3 yr on berries both in the soil and in the air, whilst stored material of pycnidia and spores have retained their viability and virulence for 16 yr (16: 152). Also spread on implements used for cutting bunches (6: 76).