The Plant Pathology Journal (Dec 2014)

Simple Method to Produce in vitro Pyrenophora tritici-repentis Teleomorph

  • Hamida Benslimane

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5423/PPJ.NT.06.2014.0049
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 4
pp. 437 – 439

Abstract

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A fungus Pyrenophora tritici-repentis induces tan spot of wheat which is a foliar disease that causes yield loss to wheat crops worldwide. In this study, a new, simple and non-costly technique was performed to produce the sexual stage of this fungus in culture, within 9 weeks using wheat straw. This protocol will be helpful to researchers studying the biology of sexual stage development, disease epidemiology and genetics of this fungus.

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