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botrytis

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bo·try·tis  (b-trts)
n.
1. Any of various fungi of the genus Botrytis responsible for numerous diseases of fruits and vegetables.
2. Noble rot.

[New Latin, genus name, from Greek botrus, bunch of grapes.]


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Several Sonoma County vintners, reporting on the 2006 vintage, claimed they saw botrytis on cabernet sauvignon grapes ``for the first time in memory.
Fungicides are applied to many foods to control plant diseases such as Sclerotinis sclerotiorum (white mold) and Botrytis cinerea (gray mold) (Papadopoulou-Mourkidou 1991).
Novazone, a leading provider of innovative ozone-based solutions to improve the freshness and safety of food and water, today announced that WilsonBatiz, a grower-shipper of greenhouse and open field fruits and vegetables, has deployed Novazone's ozone-based cold storage solution to control the spread of decay causing mold spores such as Botrytis and Penicillium and as an extra safeguard against other microorganisms including E.
 
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