Lade et al 2021_JoF_data

We studied the role of the nursery, variety and rootstock in the composition of the fungal communities in root collars and graft unions of grapevines (Vitis vinifera) in NE Catalonia (Spain). Combinations of eleven red and five white varieties with four common rootstocks coming from six nurseries were studied. Data reports necrosis and fungal communities in graft unions and root collars at harvest, and then after three months of cold storage. Fungal communities (OTUs) were characterized by metabarcoding and sequencing (Illumina MiSeq, paired end reads) of the ITS2 region.