Plant BiologybioRxiv
Botrytis cinerea infection accelerates ripening and cell wall disassembly to promote disease in tomato fruit
C. Silva, J. A. Adaskaveg, S. D. Mesquida-Pesci…·B. Blanco-Ulate
This study shows Botrytis cinerea accelerates tomato fruit ripening and cell wall disassembly to promote infection, dependent on pectin-degrading enzymes.
DOI 10.1093/plphys/kiac408