EREG and infection: Several genes enriching the biological process of defense response in these cultivars [e.g., ET-responsive transcription factors (ERF), salicylic acid (SA) binding protein (SABP2), exopolysaccharide receptor (EPR), thaumatin-like proteins (TLP), MYB genes, PR10 or major pollen allergen (Betv1), and β−1,3-glucanases and chitinases enzymes; See Supplementary_GeneEnrichment sheet, Additional File 4], and that were overexpressed in this group, could hamper the infection by V. dahliae or attenuate VWO symptoms development [69–73].