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Title: Botrytis Gray Mold

Author
item ZHU, ZHENDONG - Chinese Academy Of Agricultural Sciences
item Chen, Weidong

Submitted to: North Dakota State University Extension Service
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/26/2018
Publication Date: 3/15/2018
Citation: Zhu, Z., Chen, W. 2018. Botrytis gray mold. North Dakota State University Extension Service. Online: https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/publications/crops/lentil-disease-diagnostic-series#section-6.

Interpretive Summary: This article describes gray mold of pea and provides pictures showing disease symptoms to aid disease identification. Environmental factors affecting the disease and management strategies and options are also provided.

Technical Abstract: Botrytis gray mold is a serious disease of pea worldwide, and it is caused by the fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea. Grayish, irregular moldy lesions on leaves, stems and pods are characteristics of the disease. The pathogen may form black surviving bodies called sclerotia on diseased lessions. The pathogen can be soilborne, seedborne and is wind-dispersed. Practices to manage the disease include planting resistant cultivars and application of fungicides.