TY  - JA
AU  - Dittrich,U.
AU  - Hock,J.
AU  - Kranz,J.
AU  - Renfro,B.L.
TI  - Germination of Phyllachora maydis ascospores and conidia of Monographella maydis
SN  - 0935-2147
PY  - 1991///
CY  - Stuttgart (Germany)
PB  - Gustav Fischer Verlag
KW  - Fungi
KW  - AGROVOC
KW  - Necrosis
KW  - Parasites
KW  - Pathogens
KW  - Pests of plants
KW  - Plant diseases
KW  - Zea mays
N1  - Peer review
N2  - The germination of ascospores and the formation of appressoria of the obligate parasite Phyllachora maydis increased from 10° to 20 °C, then decreased at 25 °C. A high percentage of conidia of the facultative parasite Monographella maydis germinated on the seven agar media substrates under test conditions. The conidia of M. maydis germinated between 5° and 35 °C and pH values of 3 to 8. The highest germination of conidia was obtained on mung bean agar at 25 °C. Dark conditions resulted in higher germination. Conidia of M. maydis survived for 109 days on detached leaves under ambient conditions, although their viability decreased rapidly after 81 days. Ascospores of P. maydis are released within 2 to 3 wk after formation of the stromata
T2  - Cryptogamic Botany
ER  -