Potential secondary inoculum sources of Botrytis cinerea and their influence on bunch rot development in dry Mediterranean climate vineyards

Abstract

Epidemiological studies have described the life cycle of B. cinerea in vineyards. However, there is a lack of information on the several infection pathways and the quantitative relationships between secondary inoculum and bunch rot at harvest.

The authors are grateful to the University of Lleida for Carlos Calvo Garrido’s PhD grant and research project on organic fruit production, to the European Union for their financial support (INTERREG REDBIO project) and to the Catalan government for Dr Elmer’s travel assistance.