We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Letter news every morning. I enjoyed Natalie Whittle’s article “The vine details” (Life & Arts, July 7). In it she refers to “the ...

Despite their bad reputation, mold, yeast, and fungus are responsible for some of the tastiest things in our lives, such as blue cheese, bread, pizza crust, soy sauce, miso, and of course mushrooms ...

Strawberries rot before they ripen almost always because of one of three fungal diseases, and the single most effective ...

For hundreds of years, the fungus Botrytis cinerea has been key to making the world's finest dessert wines. Now UC Davis researchers working with Dolce Winery in the Napa Valley show how the fungus ...

Botrytis cinerea, the causative agent of grey mould, is a necrotrophic fungus affecting more than 200 horticultural species worldwide. It compromises yield and quality in fruit, vegetable and ...

“Noble rot” refers to a fungus that transforms white wine grapes into “misshapen brown blobs,” said Thom Elkjer in Wine Enthusiast. Called Botrytis cinerea, it dessicates the grapes used to make ...

Botrytis cinerea is a globally pervasive necrotrophic fungal pathogen responsible for grey mould disease across a vast range of economically important crops. Its success hinges on a suite of ...

A cutting-edge study offers fresh insights into how roses defend themselves against the damaging fungus Botrytis cinerea, which causes severe losses in ornamental plants. Researchers uncovered how ...

Global Access Diagnostics (GADx), a social enterprise and leading developer of lateral flow and rapid diagnostic technologies, today announced it has expanded the applications of its low-cost, rapid ...

I was in one of the best gardens in B.C. this week. I promised not to say where or who. I was admiring the super-sized clumps of lilies. The owners told me their secret: fertilize with rose food when ...

This cluster of naturally white-skinned grapes shows initial symptoms of "noble rot" infection, as the white grape berries turn pink. For hundreds of years, the fungus Botrytis cinerea has been key to ...