Predicting botrytis a risky business even for experts

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Finding it hard to achieve success in keeping botrytis bunch rot out of your vineyard? You're not on your own, says Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research fellow, Dr Kathy Evans. "Botrytis is a very tricky disease to try to understand," she explains. "Even the experts can't agree. It has a very complex disease pathway. Understanding powdery mildew is a walk in the park compared with understanding botrytis."