From 2013 to 2017 a group of scientific researchers has studied and worked actively with the aim of improving the understanding of the mechanisms of the main diseases of the wood of Vine (GTDs: Grapevine Trunk Diseases) collecting data and defining scientific research methodologies.
He has developed management strategies to reduce the impact of the GTDs, through a synergy work between university researchers and interested sectors of the industrial world.
Defining and establishing scientific platforms to communicate new information about the dissemination and control of the GTDs.
The last meeting that ended the 4-year research period was held in Bologna in September 2017.