Botryosphaeria dothidea causing canker of grapevine newly reported in China

In the ummer of 2009 in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangxi, Shanxi, Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province, we found a decline of grapevines ( Vitis vinifera ) with symptoms of dieback on one or more shoots, accompanied by elongated oval-shaped cankers…