HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -The fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea causes grey mould, a commercially damaging disease of strawberry. This pathogen affects fruit in the field, storage, transport and market.

Detailed explanation-2: -Botrytis blight, or gray mold-Botrytis and Botryotinia spp. Gray mold is named for the brown, gray, or tan fungal spores that develop on infected tissue when conditions are humid or moist. The tiny, stalked spore-forming structures give rotted tissues a fuzzy appearance when viewed with the naked eye.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prolonged periods of cool, cloudy weather create an ideal environment for Botryis infections during production in a full greenhouse or out in the field. Like other fungi, Botrytis has a range of temperature and relative humidity that is necessary for spore germination, infection, and disease development.