Some biochemical reactions of strawberry plants to infection with Botrytis cinerea and salicylic acid treatment

The reactions of strawberry plants to infection with <i>B. cinerea</i> and treatment with salicylic acid has been studied. Infection of leaves with <i>B. cinerea</i> resulted in early increases in active oxygen species generation, superoxide dismutase and peroxidase activities and phenolic compounds content. Some increases of the above reactions were noticed in plants treated with salicylic acid but not in the plants treated with SA and then later infected with <i>B. cinerea</i>.