Monographella albescens
| Monographella albescens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Amphisphaeriales |
| Family: | Amphisphaeriaceae |
| Genus: | Monographella |
| Species: | M. albescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Monographella albescens (Thüm.) V.O. Parkinson, Sivan. & C. Booth, (1981)
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| Synonyms | |
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Gerlachia oryzae (Hashioka & Yokogi) W. Gams, (1980) | |
Monographella albescens is a fungal plant pathogen[1] also known as leaf scald[1] which infects rice.[1]
Transmission[edit]
Conidia are transferred by water splash.[2]
Host resistance[edit]
Lines of rice that are resistant against M. albescens are available.[2] Most resistance breeding has been in field trials in countries where the disease is already widespread.[2] Even in "resistant" strains, however, there is some noticeable lesioning but little to no loss of yield.[2] The mechanism of resistance remains unknown.[2] There is wide variation in pathogen strain-host strain pathogenicity.[2]
Rice plants fed increased silicon showed increased resistance to M. albescens.[1] Surprisingly this is not - or not entirely - due to its structural role but also due to increased production of various compounds and enzymes.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Tatagiba, Sandro D.; Rodrigues, Fabrício A.; Filippi, Marta Cristina C.; Silva, Gisele B.; Silva, Leandro C. (2014-02-07). "Physiological Responses of Rice Plants Supplied with Silicon to Monographella albescensInfection". Journal of Phytopathology. 162 (9). Wiley: 596–606. doi:10.1111/jph.12231. ISSN 0931-1785.
- ^ a b c d e f Turner, H. C.; Black, R. (2001). "Rice Leaf Scald: Pathogen Biology and Diversity". Major Fungal Diseases of Rice. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. pp. 307–319. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-2157-8_22. ISBN 978-90-481-5835-5.
External links[edit]
- Index Fungorum
- USDA ARS Fungal Database
- "Knowledge Bank - Monographella albescens". Plantwise. Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International. doi:10.1079/pwkb.species.47479. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
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