• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.46-48
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• 2000

The gray mold disease was severely occurred on safflower grown in experimental farm of Kyongsangnam-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services in 1999. At first, the infected leaves discolored gray or dark from the tip and gradually expanded to downword. The fungus also attacked stem, pod and calyx. The infected area became dark and dried, and frequently gray mold grown on the infected area. The causal organism was isolated and proved its pathogenecity according to Koch's postulate. Conidia of the fungus in mass were hyaline or gray, 1-celled, mostly ellipsoid or ovoid and sized $7.4{\sim}16.8{\times}5.3{\times}10.4\;{\mu}m$. Conidiophores were observed with their wide size of $2.9{\times}15.5\;{\mu}m$. The temperature range for mycelial growth was between $5^{\circ}C\;and\;30^{\circ}C$ with the optimum temperatures of $20^{\circ}C\;and\;25^{\circ}C$. The causal organism was identified as Botrytis cinerea and based on mycological characteristics examined. This is the first report on gray mold of safflower caused by Botrytis cinerea in Korea.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.167-170
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• 2008

A fungal strain BCP, which parasitizes Botrytis cinerea gray mold pathogen, was isolated and identified as Acremonium strictum. BCP strain overgrew the colonies of B. cinerea and caused severe lysis of the host hyphae. Frequent penetration and hyphal growth of A. strictum BCP inside the mycelia of B. cinerea were observed under light microscopy. In addition, some morphological abnormalities such as granulation and vacuolation of the cytoplasm were observed in mycelia and spores of B. cinerea. In dual culture test, A. strictum BCP strongly inhibited the mycelial growth of several plant pathogenic fungi as well as B. cinerea. To our knowledge, this is the first report on mycoparasitism of Acremonium species on B. cinerea.

• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.89-91
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• 2005

In April of 2003 to 2004, the gray mold disease caused by Botrytis cinerea on Hypericum ascyron was occurred in the exhibition field of Gyeongsangnam-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services, at Hamyang-gun in Korea. The disease symptoms were started with water-soaking lesions in stem and the infected plants became withered, discolored and died. The conidia and mycelia of the pathogen appeared on stems of infected plants. The conidia were 1-celled and mostly ellipsoid or ovoid in shape and their color was light gray. The size of conidia was $4{\sim}16\;{\times}\;3{\sim}8\;{\mu}m$ and that of conidiophores was $12{\sim}26\;{\mu}m$ respectively. The pathogen formed sclerotia abundantly on potato-dextrose agar. The optimum temperature for sclerotial formation was $20^{\circ}C$. Pathogenicity of the causal organism was proved according to Koch's postulate. The causal organism was identified as Botrytis cinerea based on mycological characteristics. This is the first report on gray mold of H. ascyron caused by B. cinerea in Korea.

• Research in Plant Disease
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.287-289
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• 2006

Since 2004, a gray mold on Aerides japonicum Lindenb. & Reichb. caused by Botrytis cinerea occurred in a few greenhouses at Goseong and Tongyeong, Gyeongnam, Korea. The disease mainly started on the basal part of leaves, and often lead to severe rots of whole plant. Abundant grayish mycelia and conidial mats were visible on the lesions under a humid conditions. The light gray conidia were one celled and mostly ellipsoid or ovoid in shape. The conidia were $6{\sim}21{\times}4{\sim}13{\mu}m$ in size and conidiophores were $15{\sim}34{\mu}m$ in length. The fungus formed abundant sclerotia on potato-dextrose agar after 18 days incubation at $20^{\circ}C$. The fungus was identified as Botrytis cinerea Persoon: Fries. based on its pathogenicity and mycological characteristics examined in this study. This is the first report of gray mold of Aerides japonicum caused by B. cinerea in Korea.

• Mycobiology
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.227-229
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• 2001

A gray mold disease occurred on Cryptotaenia japonica in Korea. All the isolates of Botrytis sp. from the lesions of the diseased plants were identified to be B. cinerea based on the morphological characteristics. Conidia formed on conidiogenous cells were not in chains, hyaline to pale brown, unicellular, ellipsoidal to obovate with a single hilum at the base, entirely verruculose, and $6.3-11.3{\sim}6.3-10.0{\mu}m$ in size. Pathogenicity of the fungus was proved by artificial inoculation on C. japonica. This is the first record of gray mold on C. japonica caused by B. cinerea in Korea.

• Korean Journal Plant Pathology
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.467-472
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• 1998

Gray mold rot of perilla was epidemic at Kangdong, Pusan and Miryang, Kyungnam in 1997 and 1998. The incidence of this disease ranged form 21.3 to 68.1% at Kangdong area. Leaf necrosis initially appeared on the edge of the infected leaves, and it was developed to the center of the leaves forming typical V-shaped brown necrotic lesions. Under high moisture condition, abundant mycelia of the pathogen was formed on the surface of the lesions. Infected stems became slender and were completely blighted up to the top of the plant. Two isolates, LVF12 and SD7, were isolated from diseased lesions showing typical symptoms, and the pathogenicity was tested using mycelial disks and conidial suspension inoculation. The developed symptoms were same as the naturally produced ones. These two pathogenic fungi were identified as Botrytis cinerea based on the morphological characteristics using a microscope and a scanning electron microscope, and cultural characteristics. This is the first report of gray mold or perilla in Korea.

• Research in Plant Disease
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.66-69
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• 2002

In February of 2002, the gray mold disease occurred severely on primular(primular spp.) grown in a flower nursery farm in Jinju, Korea. At first, the infected leaves were discolored to gray or dark from the tip and gradually expanded to die. The fungus attacked not only leaves but petals, calyx flower stalk and stems. Conidia of the fungus in mass were hyaline or gray, 1-celled, mostly ellipsoid or ovoid and sized 6.8~16.9$\times$4.6~12.4 $\mu$m. Conidiophores were wide of 15.9~31.6$\mu$m in size. The sclerotia were readily formed potato-dextrose agar and optimum temperature far sclerotial formation was 2$0^{\circ}C$. Pathogenecity of the causal organism was and preyed according to Koch\`s postulate. The causal organism was identified as Botrytis cinerea based on mycological characteristics. This is the first report on gray mold of primula caused by Botrytis cinerea in Korea.

• Research in Plant Disease
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.21-24
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• 2003

In May of 2002, the gray mold disease occurred severely on broad bean (Vicia faba) grown in farmer's fields located in Changseon-myon, Namhae-gun, Gyeongnam provice, Korea. The infected leaves, at first, discolored to gray or dark from the tip, and eventually died. Conidia of the fungus in mass were hyaline or gray, 1-celled, mostly ellipsoid or ovoid and sized 6~22$\times$4~16 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$. Thick conidiophores were formed on PDA with 15~37 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ in width. The sclerotia were readily formed potato-dextrose agar and optimum temperature for sclerotial formation was 2$0^{\circ}C$. Pathogenicity of the causal organism was proved according to Koch's postulate. The causal organism was identified as Botrytis cinerea based on its mycological characteristics. This is tile first report on gray mold of broad bean (Vicia faba) caused by Botrytis cinerea in Korea.

• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.251-257
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• 2017

The occurrence of gray mold on Rubus crataegifolius has recently been reported in Pohang, Gyeongbuk province, Korea. The initial symptom was the appearance of small brown spots on the leaves, and these lesions became later covered with a gray fungus as the disease progressed. A fungus was isolated from symptomatic leaves and incubated. Through morphological and phylogenetic analyses, the causal agent of the disease was identified to be Botrytis cinerea. The fungal isolate was then used to inoculate on the leaves of healthy plants to determine its pathogenicity as the causal agent of gray mold as per Koch's postulates. The inoculated leaves showed the same symptoms as the originally infected plant, and the fungal pathogen re-isolated from the lesions showed the same morphological characteristics as the original pathogen. This is the first report on the occurrence of gray mold on R. crataegifolius caused by B. cinerea in Korea.

• Mycobiology
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.52-53
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• 2011

Gray mold of blueberry caused by Botrytis sp. is reported for the first time in Korea. A detailed description of the fungus is given, along with its rDNA internal transcribed spacer sequence. The fungus was identified as Botrytis cinerea based on mycological characteristics and molecular data.