Amar Bajrović et al, International Journal of Advances in Agricultural Science & Technology,
Vol.10 Issue.5, May 2023, pg. 8-12
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Viruses on Table Vine Varietie
Amar Bajrović
1
; Vedrana Komlen
2
; Aida Šukalić
3
; Alma Memić
4
University “Džemal Bijedić”, Agromediterraneane Faculty
amar.bajrovic.93@gmail.com, vedrana.komlen@unmo.ba, aida.sukalic@unmo.ba, alma.memic@unmo.ba
DOI: 10.47856/ijaast.2023.v10i05.002
Abstract:
In Herzegovina table grapes have been grown on smaller private areas. One of the most important factors that affect the
yield and quality of vines, grapes and the profit of production are the viruses. The aim of this work is to monitor the
occurrence of 4 viruses (GLRaV-1, GLRaV-3, ArMV and GFLV) on 6 table grape varieties: Prima, Black Magic, Cardinal,
Demir-kapija, Victoria, Alphonse Lavallée. The research was conducted in the period from November 2019 to September
2020 on one of the larger plantations north of Mostar.Studies have shown different susceptibility of different varieties to
these viruses. Of the 60 samples examined, the presence of ArMV virus was not recorded. The presence of GLRaV-1,
GLRaV-3 and GFLV viruses was proven by ELISA. The variety Victoria is most susceptible to infection with the GLRaV-
3 virus, in which each sample of this variety is infected. The second variety that is most susceptible is Demir kapija with
80% of infected samples, followed by Cardinal with 70% and Alfonso with 50%. The most resistant varieties according to
this research are Prima with 30% of infected samples and Black Magic with 10% of infected samples.
Keywords: grapevine, viruses, table varieties, ELISA, symptoms.
1. Introduction
The grapevine is one of the oldest and most important cultivated plants. Due to the value of its fruits, today it is
present and economically important in almost all countries of the world, where climatic factors allow its
cultivation.
Vine cultivation is found on almost all continents (except Antarctica), in areas located within a temperate
climate zone with clearly separated four seasons. According to data from the International Organization for Vine
and Wine (OIV), in 2017, there were 7,534,000 ha under vines, and world grape production amounted to
73,000,000 tons, with a share of 37% in Europe.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, more than 95% of the area under vines is located in the southern regions of
Herzegovina, mostly in private ownership. However, viticulture in BiH is developing more and more quickly
and is becoming, apart from the traditional, also in the economic sense, a very important branch of the economy.
That is why it is important to understand and investigate all the factors that can disrupt the process of growing
vines and the production of grapes and wine.
One of the most important factors that affect the yield and quality of vines and grapes, as well as the profits of
agricultural farms, are viruses that are the subject of research.
Diseases caused by phytopathogenic viruses are a limiting factor in the profitable production of grapevines.
Grapevine is the crop parasitized by the largest number of plant viruses, more than 70 of them, specific or non-
specific for grapevine, which have been investigated in the past 60 years (Meng et al., 2017). In addition to
reducing the yield in the quantity and quality of grapes, the negative impact of viral diseases can also be
reflected in the reduction of the vitality of the vines, which directly affects their resistance to adverse external
conditions, primarily low temperatures, and shortens the exploitation life of the vineyard. Great difficulties can
also be caused in the production of reproductive material through a reduced rooting ability of vine grafts, as well
as weaker fusion or incompatibility of podolog and scion (Ristić et al., 2018).