Abstract: Author Summary Gibberella stalk rot of maize is an economically important crop disease caused by the filamentous fungus Fusarium graminearum (previously also called Gibberella zeae). Stalk rots develop in the main stem of mature maize plants. Detailed anatomical studies of the complete infection process in maize stalk have not previously been reported at the cellular level. Using a fluorescently-tagged strain of F. graminearum, we observed that the fungus initially grows between live maize cells (intercellular growth) and only later penetrates ...
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Microbiology
Botany
Biochemistry