An Insight Into Research and Investigations of Gray Mold Focused on Botrytis cinerea

Abstract

Modern day agriculture focuses on the crop yield, cost, and space. Most of the investigations in the agricultural sector are aimed at rendering environmental friendliness to the application method and synthesizing new varieties of crops that are resistant to the attacks of microorganisms. Also, new fertilizers and pesticides are being developed. Plants such as grapes, raspberries, and strawberries are considered cash crops. Many useful compounds are synthesized from them. Pharmaceutical intermediates and products are synthesized from plants which have medicinal properties. Climatic conditions and soil properties are manipulated for confined and safe cultivation of these plants. It results in reduction in temperature and change in humidity, which in turn causes growth of undesirable species and diseases in the plants. The most common among these species is the fungi Botrytis cinerea. Many crops are affected adversely due to Botrytis cinerea (B. cinerea). In this chapter, a review on studies and investigations on gray mold for its effects on plants and control is carried with focus on Botrytis cinerea.