Gray Mold (Botrytis Cinerea) at Vines

Gray Mold (Botrytis Cinerea) at Vines PDF Author: Gligor Bojkov
Publisher: Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. USA
ISBN: 1649972415
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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Book Description
Gray mold or Botryotinia fuckeliana (de Bary) Whetzel (syn. Sclero-tinia fuckeliana (de Bary) Fuckel) (anamorph B. cinerea Pers.), ac-cording to taxonomic characteristics, belongs to the genus Botry-otinia (family Sclerotiniaceae) is a plant disease that is widespread wherever the vine is grown as an agricultural crop. This cosmopolitan fungus is a pathogen attacking over 200 plant species, including the grapevine (Jarvis, 1980). Members of Botrytis genus are generally necrotrophic pathogens they induce host cell death and lysis to access cellular nutrients.