We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Letter news every morning. I enjoyed Natalie Whittle’s article “The vine details” (Life & Arts, July 7). In it she refers to “the ...

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 ...

These shriveled, mold covered grapes are infected with botrytis, which grows after the first fall rains. Photo credit: Mary Orlin/Bay Area News Group These shriveled, mold covered grapes are infected ...

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 is a fungus disease that infects the leaves, stems, fruit and flowers of a wide variety of vegetables, perennials and shrubs. Infected leaves and stems develop water-soaked spots that often ...

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) ...

I was in one of the best gardens in B.C. this week. I promised not to say where or who. I was admiring the super-sized clumps of lilies. The owners told me their secret: fertilize with rose food when ...

A cutting-edge study offers fresh insights into how roses defend themselves against the damaging fungus Botrytis cinerea, which causes severe losses in ornamental plants. Researchers uncovered how ...

Global Access Diagnostics (GADx), a social enterprise and leading developer of lateral flow and rapid diagnostic technologies, today announced it has expanded the applications of its low-cost, rapid ...