Periodic Reporting for period 1 - NECROFUNGI (The role of necrotrophic effectors in the ability of Botrytis and Monilinia species to infect host plants)

Botrytis cinerea and Monilinia fructicola are both devastating pathogens that can cause decay in a broad range of hosts during pre and postharvest handling. Despite the current use of chemical fungicides, both fungal pathogens are still responsible of important economic losses...