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spore 

 mass 



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In so'ing moisture encourages sderolia 

 to grow and produce spores 



Fungus overwinters in plant debris, such 

 as dead leaves 



When plants are wet. spores rapidly 

 intecl unprotected llorai parts 



Infections cause browning and death in some 

 tlowers, or remain latent in developing Iruit 



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Alter harvest the potential lor rot increases greatly, 

 limiting storage to one to lour days 



As llowers age and Iruit ripens, their susceptibility 

 to gray moid increases Older inlections are gray and 

 luzzy 



GRAY MOLD ON STRAWBERRY, 

 BOTRYTIS CINEREA 



