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May 20, 2026Acta horticulturae et regiotecturaeOpen Access

Curative Treatment of Strawberry Gray Mold Caused by Botrytis cinerea Using Lavender Essential Oil

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MKMiroslava KačániováMQMinhang QiaoOPOleg Paulen

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Randomized trial evaluates lavender essential oil's efficacy against gray mold in strawberries, suggesting careful application is needed.

Key Points

  • This research aims to assess the efficacy of lavender essential oil in treating gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea in strawberries under field conditions.
  • Conducted in vitro assays to evaluate antimicrobial properties of lavender essential oil.
  • Performed field trials applying 10% essential oil formulation alone and as a curative treatment post-inoculation.
  • Measured disease incidence and compared outcomes against untreated controls.
  • Application of lavender essential oil alone led to a 79% increase in gray mold incidence (53.9%) compared to untreated controls (30.1%).
  • Curative treatment 24 h post-inoculation reduced disease incidence to 13.7%, a 55% decrease compared to untreated controls.
  • A fourfold difference in disease incidence highlights the context-dependent efficacy of lavender essential oil.

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Kačániová et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0d5013f03e14405aa9ba55https://doi.org/10.2478/ahr-2026-0004
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