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Although extracellular enzymes are believed to be instrumental during invasion and subsequent infection in plant diseases caused by fungal necrotrophic pathogens, little direct evidence has been forthcoming to indicate a primary role for proteolytic enzymes in such infections. Botrytis cinerea is a ubiquitous necrotrophic fungus which affects fruit and vegetables both in the field and in post-harvest situations. It attacks the crop through wounds and accounts for a large proportion of the wastage that occurs with cash crops.1
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Movahedi, S., Norey, C.G., Kay, J., Heale, J.B. (1991). Infection and Pathogenesis of Cash Crops by Botrytis Cinerea: Primary Role of an Aspartic Proteinase. In: Dunn, B.M. (eds) Structure and Function of the Aspartic Proteinases. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 306. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6012-4_25
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