Advance In The Battle Against 'Gray Mold'

Scientists are reporting identification of the cluster of genes responsible for the **toxins produced by "gray mold"**, a devastating plant disease that kills almost 200 different food and ornamental plants including **tomatoes, strawberries and roses**. The finding could help the development of new, more effective fungicides or other resistance strategies, that target the ability of B. cinerea to make botrydial, the researchers suggest. More "pub.acs.org":[ http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/cb800225v]

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