ISSN:
1573-0832
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Biologie
,
Medizin
Notizen:
Abstract Seedlings of an inbred line of male-fertile corn possessing the gene rhm for resistance to Southern corn leaf blight were inoculated with conidia of Helminthosporium maydis race O. Histological observations at 1 day revealed that lesions were comprised of several dead mesophyll cells bordered by a pair of vascular bundles. By 4 days, lesions had only spread to a width of three vascular bundles. Ultrastructural observations revealed that although mesophyll cells degenerated at an early stage, bundle sheath and phloem cells remained intact even in 4-day-old lesions. It appears that the gene rhm imparts a resistance to bundle sheath and phloem cells against toxic substances released by the fungus. Addition key words: Zea mays L., ultrastructure, gene rhm, Southern corn leaf blight.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00437388
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