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Botrytis cinerea · pathogen pressure · Rosa spp.

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“15%-20% of rose and gerbera bunches... contained detectable Botrytis infection”
Authors
Dean R., van Kan J.A.L., Pretorius Z.A., Hammond-Kosack K.E., Di Pietro A., Spanu P.D., Rudd J.J., Dickman M., Kahmann R., Ellis J., Foster G.D.
Year
2012
Publication
Molecular Plant Pathology
Page
417

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “B. cinerea infection of cut roses with shortened vase life is well-documented in Dutch floriculture/auction literature; 15-20% prevalence is consistent with reported surveys.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Botrytis cinerea is a primary post-harvest pathogen of cut Rosa flowers, causing latent infection visible after vase placement; Dutch auction prevalence figures align with published surveys.”

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