The Mutualistic Fungus Piriformospora indica Protects Barley Roots from a Loss of Antioxidant Capacity Caused by the Necrotrophic Pathogen Fusarium culmorum

The Mutualistic Fungus Piriformospora indica Protects Barley Roots from a Loss of Antioxidant Capacity Caused by the Necrotrophic Pathogen Fusarium culmorum

Fusarium culmorum causes root rot in barley (Hordeum vulgare), resulting in severely reduced plant growth and yield. Pretreatment of roots with chlamydospores of the mutualistic root-colonizing basidiomycete Piriformospora indica (subdivision Agaricomycotina) prevented necrotization of root tissues...

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Main Authors: Borbála D. Harrach, Helmut Baltruschat, Balázs Barna, József Fodor, Karl-Heinz Kogel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The American Phytopathological Society 2013-05-01
Series:Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
Online Access:https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI-09-12-0216-R

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https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI-09-12-0216-R

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