Gray Mold (Botrytis Cinerea) at Vines

Download or read book Gray Mold (Botrytis Cinerea) at Vines written by Gligor Bojkov and published by Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. USA. This book was released on 2022-01-07 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.