First Report of Gray Mold of Strawberry Caused by Botrytis cinereain Sindh Province of Pakistan

Gray mold caused by Botrytiscinereaisone of the major diseases of strawberry, whichcan cause significantly important pre-and post-harvest fruit losses worldwide.Different districts of Sindh province,where strawberries are cultivated, were visitedin 2016.Based on visual inspection, fruitsexhibiting symptoms of gray mold was collected duringsurvey.B.cinereawas frequently isolated on PDA from the infected strawberry fruits andthe pathogenicitywas later confirmedby inoculation of the pathogen onstrawberry fruits in-vitro.To our knowledge, this is the first study on gray mold of strawberryin Sindh province, which could lead further research on gray moldin future.