Journal of Plant Protection Research (Dec 2015)

Biology and histopathology of Ustilago filiformis (=U. longissima), a causal agent of leaf stripe smut of Glyceria multiflora

  • Perelló Analía,
  • Astiz Gasso Marta Mónica,
  • Lovisolo Marcelo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/jppr-2015-0059
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 55, no. 4
pp. 429 – 437

Abstract

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The aims of this study were to clarify the reproductive biology of the Ustilago filiformis Schrank, as causal agent of the stripe smut of Glyceria multiflora, determine the infection process of the pathogen and analyze the histological changes associated host- Glyceria any fungus attack. Moreover, the life cycle of the fungus was elucidated for the first time. Both teliospores and basidiospores were found to be equally efficient in producing the infection in Glyceria plants after the plants had been inoculated. These results constitute an important contribution for the understanding of the epidemiology of the disease.

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