RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Benzyl alcohol as an Inhibitor of the Development of Botrytis cinerea in vitro and in Packed Grapes During Storage JF American Journal of Enology and Viticulture JO Am J Enol Vitic. FD American Society for Enology and Viticulture SP 265 OP 268 DO 10.5344/ajev.1990.41.4.265 VO 41 IS 4 A1 K. R. Chambers YR 1990 UL http://www.ajevonline.org/content/41/4/265.abstract AB Benzyl alcohol was tested for inhibition of conidium germination and mycelial growth of Botrytis cinerea in vitro. At ±200 ppm conidium germination, germ tube length and colony growth was strongly inhibited. Benzyl alcohol inhibition of conidium germination was temperature-dependent, but mycelial growth was not. When tested on inoculated Waltham Cross berries in vitro, control of botrytis rot was significantly reduced by berry injury. Although benzyl alcohol significantly reduced botrytis rot of two table grape cultivars (Waltham Cross and Barlinka) in cartons stored for four weeks, the level of control was poorer than that of SO2. Benzyl alcohol did not alter sugar levels of cold-stored berries but caused unacceptable levels of berry burn. The commercial use of this compound was rejected based on organoleptic tests and phytotoxicity.