Plant processes resulting from primary or secondary metabolism have been hypothesized to contribute to defense against microbial attack. Barley chorismate synthase (HvCS), anthranilate synthase alpha subunit 2 (HvASa2), and chorismate mutase 1 (HvCM1) occupy pivotal branch points downstream of the shikimate pathway leading to the synthesis of aromatic amino acids. Here, we provide functional ev...

B. Moerschbacher, B. Heck, K. H. Kogel, O. Obst, and H. J. Reisener Institut für Biologie III der RWTH Aachen, Worringer Weg, D-5100 Aachen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Z. Naturforsch. 41c, 839—844 (1986); received April 4/June 9, 1986 Triticum aestivum, Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici, Hypersensitive Response, Lignification, Elicitor The genuine biotic elicitor from germ tube walls of Puccinia...

The ability of phytopathogenic fungi to overcome the chemical defense barriers of their host plants is of great importance for fungal pathogenicity. We studied the role of cyclic hydroxamic acids and their related benzoxazolinones in plant interactions with pathogenic fungi. We identified species-dependent differences in the abilities of Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici, Gaeumannomyces gram...

Reactive oxygen intermediates (ROI) are closely related to defence reactions of plants against pathogens. A prominent role in the production of ROI has been attributed to the plant respiratory burst oxidase homologues (RBOH) of the human phagocyte GP91(phox). A barley RBOH, which encodes a putative superoxide (O2*-)) producing NADPH oxidase, is described here. Histochemical analysis of the barl...

Fungal root endophytes obtained from natural vegetation were tested for antifungal activity in dual culture tests against the root pathogen Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici. Fifteen isolates, including Acremonium blochii, Acremonium furcatum, Aspergillus fumigatus, Cylindrocarpon sp., Cylindrocarpon destructans, Dactylaria sp., Fusarium equiseti, Phoma herbarum, Phoma leveillei, and a steri...

Wheat powdery mildew, caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici (Bgt), is a widespread airborne fungal disease which seriously threatens wheat production worldwide. Resistance to the can be lost quickly due limited number of resistance genes in varieties and high variation mildew pathogen. Therefore, it critical explore new breed durable resistant varieties. The objectives this study were eval...