Botrytis cinerea: The Cause of Tomatoes Gray Mold
Rhouma, A., Hajji-Hedfi, L., Kouadri, M., Atallaoui, K., Matrood, A., Khrieba, M. (2023). Botrytis cinerea: The Cause of Tomatoes Gray Mold. EKB Journal Management System, 51(2), 68-75. doi: 10.21608/ejp.2023.224842.1101
Abdelhak Rhouma; Lobna Hajji-Hedfi; Mohamed E. Kouadri; Khaled Atallaoui; Abdulnabi A.A. Matrood; Mohammad I. Khrieba. "Botrytis cinerea: The Cause of Tomatoes Gray Mold". EKB Journal Management System, 51, 2, 2023, 68-75. doi: 10.21608/ejp.2023.224842.1101
Rhouma, A., Hajji-Hedfi, L., Kouadri, M., Atallaoui, K., Matrood, A., Khrieba, M. (2023). 'Botrytis cinerea: The Cause of Tomatoes Gray Mold', EKB Journal Management System, 51(2), pp. 68-75. doi: 10.21608/ejp.2023.224842.1101
Rhouma, A., Hajji-Hedfi, L., Kouadri, M., Atallaoui, K., Matrood, A., Khrieba, M. Botrytis cinerea: The Cause of Tomatoes Gray Mold. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 51(2): 68-75. doi: 10.21608/ejp.2023.224842.1101

Botrytis cinerea: The Cause of Tomatoes Gray Mold

Egyptian Journal of Phytopathology
Article 5, Volume 51, Issue 2, December 2023, Page 68-75  XML PDF (197.44 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejp.2023.224842.1101
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Authors
Abdelhak Rhouma email orcid 1; Lobna Hajji-Hedfiorcid 1; Mohamed E. Kouadriorcid 2; Khaled Atallaoui3; Abdulnabi A.A. Matrood4; Mohammad I. Khrieba5
1Regional Centre of Agricultural Research of Sidi Bouzid, CRRA, Gafsa Road Km 6, B.P. 357, 9100, Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia.
2Laboratory of Research on Biological Systems and Geomatics, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Life and Natural Sciences, University Mustapha Stambouli of Mascara, Algeria.
3Department of Natural and Life Sciences, University of Djelfa, Algeria.
4Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq.
5National Center for Biotechnology (NCBT), Damascus, Syria.
Abstract
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is an important and valuable fruit because of its unique economic, health, and nutritional benefits. Among the fungal diseases affecting tomato crops, gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea Pers.: Fr., is considered one of the most devastating diseases leading to an accountable loss. This airborne pathogen has the ability to kill tomato cells and produce toxins, causing massive production losses at all development stages and even post-harvest. Annual economic yield losses due to gray mold have been estimated at more than 80%. Currently, cultural practices and fungicide applications are employed for the management of gray mold due to the lack of reliable resistant cultivars. A thorough understanding of B. cinerea epidemiology and infection processes is needed to guide future efforts in the development of innovative integrated management practices. This review summarizes the current knowledge of symptoms and signs, epidemiology, ecology, disease development, disease cycle, and disease management.
Keywords
Tomato; Solanum lycopersicum; Botrytis cinerea; gray mold
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