Generalist plant pathogens may have wide host ranges, but many exhibit varying degrees of host specialization, with multiple pathogen races that have narrower host ranges. These races are often genetically distinct, with each race causing highest disease incidence on its host of origin. We examined host specialization in the seed pathogen Pyrenophora semeniperda by reciprocally inoculating path...

Barley ( Hordeum vulgare ) is an important crop in Turkey. In this study, 37 barley fields Batman central district and Beşiri (Batman), Gercüş Hasankeyf Kozluk Sason Kocaköy (Diyarbakır), Kurtalan (Siirt), Midyat (Mardin) districts were examined for the presence of leaf diseases. addition, 24 naturally grown wild H. spontaneum populations Beşiri, Hasankeyf, inspected fields, scald caused by Rhy...

Temperature and water potential strongly influence seed dormancy status and germination of Bromus tectorum. As seeds of this plant can be killed by the ascomycete fungus Pyrenophora semeniperda, this study was conducted to learn how water potential and temperature influence mortality levels in this pathosystem. Separate experiments were conducted to determine: (1) if P. semeniperda can kill dor...