1. What is the scientific name for the gray mold species that infects strawberri
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1. What is the scientific name for the gray mold species that infects strawberries? Describe this species and what is known about how it affects strawberry production. 2. Why are polyphenolics important for strawberries? 3. Why are polyphenolics important for humans? 4. What are some of the major groups of polyphenolics found in strawberries? 5. What are some of the most abundant polyphenolic compounds in strawberries? List the five & provide quantities in fresh or dry tissues (e.g, range in concentration of compounds).Explanation / Answer
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The scientific name for Gray mold species is Botrytis cinerea.
Botrytis cinerea is a necrotrophic fungus. It is also known as botrytis bunch rot and gray mold in viticulture and horticulture respectively. It mainly affects the flowers and buds, although infects fruits, leaves, and stem.
Botrytis cinerea mainly infects the flowers and fruits of strawberries that lead to reducing the strawberries production. After infection, it appears soft and light brown rot in any parts of the berries and damaged it within 48 hours.
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Polyphenols such as flavonoids, phenolic acids, lignans, tannins, and stilbenes etc are mainly responsible for strawberry health benefits and associated with their antioxidant properties.
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Polyphenols are important for human because they can prevent and reduce the progression of diabetes, cancer, and neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases, and increases the ratio of beneficial bacteria in the human gut.
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The major groups of polyphenols found in strawberries include phenolic acids, flavonoids such as anthocyanins and flavonols, and tannins, flavonols such as quercetin, kaempferol, myricetin and flavanols such as catechins and epicatechin.
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