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Defense of Angiosperm Roots Against Fungal Invasion

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Defense Mechanisms of Woody Plants Against Fungi

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Abstract

The major root disorders currently described in forest pathology mainly concern root rot diseases and vascular diseases. Although different tree-fungus interaction studies have been performed in such pathosystems (Nicole et al. 1982, 1985, 1986a,b, Balanchette 1984, Rishbeth 1985, Geiger et al. 1986a,b, Nandris et al. 1987a, Blanchette and Abad 1988, Blanchette et al. 1989), precise observations regarding defense of roots in angiosperm trees triggered by fungal invasion have rarely been made. Thus, little is known about how the root system of these trees defends itself against fungal infection. However, Thomas (1934) and Sharples (1936) published information about anatomical responses of Prunus sp., Juglans regia, and Hevea brasiliensis infected with Armillaria mellea and Ganoderma sp. Ito (1949). Sakurai (1952, cited by Akai 1959) and Struckmeyer et al. (1954) also described histological reactions of apple trees, mulberry trees, and Quercus ellipsoidales to Helicobasidium sp., Roselinia sp., and Endoconidiophora sp. Rishbeth (1972), probably providing the first review of resistance to fungal pathogens of tree roots but with few references to angiosperms (Quercus robur, Fagus sylvatica, Acer pseudoplatanus, Populus sp., some genera of the Oleaceae familly, and certain tropical species). Today, research on this subject is still poorly documented in comparison with studies on gymnosperm root defense (Chap. 9).

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  1. Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, 495 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle, 55108, St. Paul, MN, USA

    Robert A. Blanchette

  2. Fruit Research Laboratory, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 609, 25430, Kearneyville, WV, USA

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Nicole, M.R., Geiger, J.P., Nandris, D. (1992). Defense of Angiosperm Roots Against Fungal Invasion. In: Blanchette, R.A., Biggs, A.R. (eds) Defense Mechanisms of Woody Plants Against Fungi. Springer Series in Wood Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-01642-8_10

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