Botrytis cinerea infection accelerates ripening and cell wall disassembly to promote disease in tomato fruit
C. Silva, J. A. Adaskaveg, S. D. Mesquida-Pesci, I. Ortega-Salazar, S. Pattathil, L. Zhang, M. G. Hahn, J. A. L. van Kan, D. Cantu, A. Powell, B. Blanco-Ulate
This study shows Botrytis cinerea accelerates tomato fruit ripening and cell wall disassembly to promote infection, dependent on pectin-degrading enzymes.
bioRxiv · May 16, 2022Plant Biology