Influence of a natural enzyme on the infection of tomatoes with Botrytis cinerea

Danas se mnogi poljoprivrednici odlučuju za uzgoj rajčice prvenstveno radi lakog i nezahtjevnog načina kultivacije koji se može obavljati na otvorenom polju ili pak u zaštićenom prostoru. Inače je od kultura koja je dosta osjetljiva, zbog toga se treba dobro educirati prilikom zaštite ove biljke od napada raznih neželjenih organizama. Bolesti na rajčici mogu uzrokovati velike štete, od kojih su od iznimnog značaja one prouzrokovane gljivicama. Siva plijesan je jedna od ekonomski najznačajnijih posliježetvenih gljivičnih oboljenja, a njen uzročnik je parazit Botrytis cinerea. Za zaštitu od ovog patogena, najvažnije je poduzeti određene preventivne mjere prije nego što se uopće započne sa proizvodnjom. Nažalost uvijek postoji mogućnost da se on kasnije ipak pojavi jer ga karakterizira izuzetna sposobnost prilagodbe i rezistentnosti. Postoje razni prirodni preparati koji se koriste u zaštiti protiv gljivičnih patogena, najčešće u ekološkoj poljoprivredi. Međutim nisu svi jednako efikasni prilikom suzbijanja određenih parazita. Stoga smo mi ovim radom htjeli ispitati učinkovitost jednog od prirodnih preparata, to jest prirodni enzim koji je ispitan kroz dva različita eksperimenta i nažalost nije se pokazao efikasnim u suzbijanju Botrytis cinerea na umjetno zaraženim plodovima rajčice.
Today, many farmers choose to grow tomatoes primarily because of the easy and undemanding way of cultivation that can be done in the open field or in a protected area. Usually it is a culture that is quite sensitive, so people need to be well educated when protecting this plant from attacks by various unwanted organisms.Tomato diseases can cause great damage, of which those caused by fungi are extremely significant. Gray mold is one of the most economically significant post-harvest fungal diseases, and its cause is the parasite Botrytis cinerea.To protect against this pathogen, the most important thing is to take certain preventive measures before starting production at all. Unfortunately, there is always the possibility that it may appear later, because it is characterized by an exceptional ability to adapt and resistance. There are various natural preparations that are used in the curative protection against fungal pathogens, most often in organic agriculture. However, not all are equally effective in controlling certain parasites.Therefore, with this paper we wanted to examine the effectiveness of one of the natural preparations, ie a natural enzyme that was tested through two different experiments and unfortunately did not prove effective in controlling Botrytis cinerea on artificially infected tomato fruits.