BOTRYTIS

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Botrytis cinerea Pers: Fr (in the form anamorphic) or Botryotinia fuckeliana (de Bary)
Whetzel teleomrfica in form (or its synonyms: Link Haplaria grisea, Botrytis vulgaris
Link.: Br, Sclerotinia fuckeliana (de Bary) Fuckel) is a fungal pathogen of many species
vegetables, although most economically important host grapevine. In viticulture
commonly known as Botrytis rot; in horticulture normally called gray mold. The fungus
causes two different kinds of infections grapes. First, gray mold, which is the result of
infection of plants soaked or wet conditions, and typically causes the loss of the affected
grapes. The second type, noble rot, occurs when moisture conditions happen other dry,
thus producing the characteristic sweet dessert wines such as Tokaji, as well as the
typical raisins.
The genus name is derived from the Greek Botrytis by the organization of the spores in
clusters, as in Greek means botrys groups grapes. While the species name derives
from the Latin Botrytis cinerea on grapes like ashes, though poetic, grapes,
disappointingly, refers to the cluster of fungus spores on conidiophores, and ash gray is
the color of the spores accumulated . Fungus normally refers to the name of the
anamorphic (asexual) Sexual stage because rarely observed. The teleomorph (sexual
form) is an ascomycete, Botryotinia fuckeliana.
Botrytis cinerea is characterized by abundant conidia (asexual spores) of oval shape in
the end of gray branched conidiophores. The fungus also produces highly resistant
sclerotia as forms of resistance in old cultures. Overwinters as sclerotia or as mycelium
intact, both forms germinate in spring to produce conidiophores. Conidia are dispersed
by wind and rain and cause new infections.
There has been a considerable genetic variability in different strains of Botrytis cinerea
(polyploidy)
Gliocladium roseum is a fungal parasite of Botrytis cinerea.

Control:
It is essential removal of crop residues and plants affected by disease such as inside
the surrounding gases.
- Special care when pruning and thinned leaf stem made flush, the application of a
paste in the wound fungal is recommended measure for the control of this disease.
- Check the soil nitrogen.
- Application of plastic covered greenhouse with ultraviolet light absorption reduces
sporulation and epidermal colonization rate.
- Marcos suitable planting to allow aeration.
- Appropriate management of ventilation and irrigation.