Botrytis is identified by which symptom?

Botrytis is identified by which symptom?

• A. White powdery growth
• B. Brown rot with fuzzy gray spores
• C. Pear-shaped body
• D. White waxy coating

Answer: (B)

Botrytis is identified by brown rot on plant tissue that becomes coated with a fuzzy gray mold—the cottony mass of fungal spores. This gray, powdery growth is the hallmark of Botrytis cinerea and tends to appear under moist, humid conditions with good disease spread. The infected tissue often starts as a water-soaked brown area that later decays while the gray mold fans out over the surface as spores are produced. This combination of brown rot plus gray mold is what you use to recognize Botrytis, rather than other signs like white powdery growth (which indicates powdery mildew) or a white waxy coating (which points to other issues such as pests or different diseases).

Botrytis is identified by brown rot on plant tissue that becomes coated with a fuzzy gray mold—the cottony mass of fungal spores. This gray, powdery growth is the hallmark of Botrytis cinerea and tends to appear under moist, humid conditions with good disease spread. The infected tissue often starts as a water-soaked brown area that later decays while the gray mold fans out over the surface as spores are produced. This combination of brown rot plus gray mold is what you use to recognize Botrytis, rather than other signs like white powdery growth (which indicates powdery mildew) or a white waxy coating (which points to other issues such as pests or different diseases).