Despite their bad reputation, mold, yeast, and fungus are responsible for some of the tastiest things in our lives, such as blue cheese, bread, pizza crust, soy sauce, miso, and of course mushrooms ...

Botrytis cinerea (gray mold) is a problem on strawberries this year thanks to the rainy weather this spring. The fungus causes infected blossoms to turn brown and dry up. Infected fruit develops a ...

This cluster of naturally white-skinned grapes shows initial symptoms of "noble rot" infection, as the white grape berries turn pink. For hundreds of years, the fungus Botrytis cinerea has been key to ...

Gray mold is a gardener’s nightmare. The fungus, also known by its scientific name Botrytis cinerea, is a scourge to more than 200 agricultural and ornamental plant species, including staples such as ...

“Noble rot” refers to a fungus that transforms white wine grapes into “misshapen brown blobs,” said Thom Elkjer in Wine Enthusiast. Called Botrytis cinerea, it dessicates the grapes used to make ...

Previous studies have demonstrated the efficacy of calcium (Ca) spray applications derived from Ca chloride for reducing botrytis (Botrytis cinerea) infection severity on petunia (Petunia ×hybrida) ...