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. The …

Controlling the rate of softening to extend shelf life was a key target for researchers engineering
genetically modified (GM) tomatoes in the 1990s, but only modest improvements were …

Fruit ripening is a developmental process that is associated with increased susceptibility to
the necrotrophic pathogen Botrytis cinerea. Histochemical observations demonstrate that …

Background Trunk diseases threaten the longevity and productivity of grapevines in all
viticulture production systems. They are caused by distantly-related fungi that form chronic wood …

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a globally important crop with an economic value in the
tens of billions of dollars, and a significant supplier of essential vitamins, minerals, and …

Noble rot results from exceptional infections of ripe grape (Vitis vinifera) berries by Botrytis
cinerea. Unlike bunch rot, noble rot promotes favorable changes in grape berries and the …

Cell walls are barriers that impair colonization of host tissues, but also are important reservoirs
of energy-rich sugars. Growing hyphae of necrotrophic fungal pathogens, such as Botrytis …

Fruit–pathogen interactions are a valuable biological system to study the role of plant
development in the transition from resistance to susceptibility. In general, unripe fruit are resistant …

Xylella fastidiosa is a Gram‐negative bacterial plant pathogen with an extremely wide host
range. This species has recently been resolved into subspecies that correlate with host …

Grapevine red blotch-associated virus (GRBaV) is a major threat to the wine industry in the
USA. GRBaV infections (aka red blotch disease) compromise crop yield and berry chemical …