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Botrytis cinerea · pathogen pressure · Vitis vinifera

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Economic Cost of Endemic Pests and Diseases on the Australian Grape and Wine Industry”
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
428

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Botrytis cinerea grey mould is a major postharvest/preharvest grape pathogen; severity 'high' and berry damage are correct for Australian viticulture.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “B. cinerea on Vitis vinifera berries (grey mould/bunch rot) is canonical; necrotrophic fungus, broad host range, well-supported as endemic in Australian wine industry.”

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