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INTERACTIONS OF FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM, THE HEAD SCAB PATHOGEN, WITH WHEAT AND BARLEY

Objective

Project 1: Address the process of colonization of florets that leads to perithecia formation on barley grains. Project 2: Confirm that the lipid-filled hyphae form underneath the plant epidermis and perithecia form in association with light-transmitting cells (stomates and silica cells) are the major overwintering stage of the fungus.

Investigators
Costa, Jose
Institution
Michigan State University
Start date
2011
End date
2016
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
0500-00053-003-36G
Accession number
421700
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