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gray mold
noun
- a disease of plants, characterized by a gray, furry coating on the decaying parts, caused by any of several fungi.
- any fungus causing this disease, as Botrytis cinerea.
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If you've ever seen a fuzzy piece of fruit in your fridge, you've seen gray mold.
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UC Riverside scientists have discovered a stealth molecular weapon that plants use to attack the cells of invading gray mold.
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Gray mold and other fungi, which cause fruit to rot, lead to significant economic losses and food waste.
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Most of the diterpenoids showed activity against gray mold.
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They found that the bacteria filled the fungus with holes, freeing the hydrangea of plague and proving that keanumycins work effectively against a plant pest that causes gray mold rot and leads to substantial harvest losses every year.
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