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GrainGenes Reference Report: SBB-36-145

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Reference	SBB-36-145
Title	Pathozones of genetic subtypes of Gaeumannomyces graminis in cereals
Journal	Soil Biology and Biochemistry
Volume	36
Pages	145-154
Author	Golldack J Augustin C Lentzsch P Werner A
Abstract	The extent of damage to the host plant caused by Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici (Ggt) and var. graminis (Ggg) is a result of a net effect of host susceptibility and mycelium infectivity. The disease severity on cereal roots caused by G. graminis (Gg) fungi varies considerably depending on the genetic subtypes. Results of our rhizobox placement experiments additionally showed a subtype-specific effect of the spatial distance between host and fungus on the infection. The highest pathogenicity of each subtype was found in different zones of the root system: pathozones of different subtypes alternated along the root. The extent of the pathozone profiles did not depend on the infectivity of the inoculum and plant age. However, disease severity was shown to be affected by defence reactions of the host plant. An attack of a fungal subtype that is easily recognized by the host plant leads to defence reactions like increased root growth, thus minimizing the damage to the shoot. Detailed analysis showed that a Ggt subtype had a high potential for colonizing root laterals. It formed concentric zones of high colonization efficiency at a distance of ca. 5 cm around the shoot
Keyword	pathogenicity

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