Early stages of infection of maize (Zea mays) and Pennisetum setosum roots by the parasitic plant Striga hermonthica

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 815-827

  Mayer, Melinda J ^a   Steel, Joanna ^b   Child, D Vicky ^b   Hargreaves, John A ^b   Bailey, John A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell wall thickening; Host response; Parasitic plant; Striga hermonthica; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

CELL WALL; HISTOCHEMICAL STAINING; INOCULATION; LIGNIN; POLYPHENOL;

PENNISETUM SETOSUM; STRIGA HERMONTHICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031419415     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008648512446     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Ba AT (1988) Structure et ultrastructure de l'haustorium du Striga hermonthica, une scrophulariacee parasite du mil (Pennisetum typhoides). Can J Bot 66: 2111-2117
2. Clark G (1981) Staining Procedures, 4th ed. (pp. 44-46) Williams and Watkins, Baltimore
3. Conn MJ (1953) Safranin and Fast Green. In: Biological stains, 6th ed. (p. 313) Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore
4. Elhiweris SO (1987) Nature of resistance to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. parasitism in some Sorghum vulgare (Pers.) cultivais. Weed Res. 27: 305-311
5. Fernandez MR and Heath MC (1986) Cytological responses induced by five phytopathogenic fungi in a nonhost plant, Phaseolus vulgaris. Can J Bot 64: 648-657
6. Graves JD, Press MC and Stewart GR (1989) A carbon balance model of the sorghum-Striga hermonthica host-parasite association. Plant, Cell and Environment 12: 101-107
7. Graves JD, Wylde A, Press MC and Stewart GR (1990) Growth and carbon allocation in Pennisetum typhoides infected with the parasitic angiosperm Striga hermonthica. Plant, Cell and Environment 13: 367-373
8. Harahap Z, Ampong-Nyarko K and Olela JC (1993) Striga hermonthica resistance in upland rice. Crop Protection 12: 229-231
9. Heide-Jorgensen HS and Kuijt J (1995) The haustorium of the root parasite Triphysaria (Scrophulariaceae), with special reference to xylem bridge ultrastructure. American Journal of Botany 82: 782-797
10. Jefferies CJ (1979) A Haematoxylin/Aniline Blue stain for the study of embryo sacs and pollen tubes in a single section. Proc Royal Microbiol Soc 14: 229
11. Kim SK (1991) Breeding maize for Striga tolerance and the development of a field infestation technique. In: Kim SK (ed) Combating Striga in Africa. Proc. Int. Workshop organised by IITA, ICRISAT and IDRC, 22-24 August, 1988 (pp. 96-108) IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria
12. Kolattukudy PE, Kamper J, Kamper U, Gonzalez-Candelas L and Guo W (1994) Fungus-induced degradation and reinforcement of defensive barriers in plants. In: Petrini O and Ouellette GB (eds.) Host Wall Alterations by Parasitic Fungi (pp. 31-44) APS Press, the American Phytopathological Society, St Paul, Minnesota
13. Kuo J, Pate JS and Davidson NJ (1989) Ultrastructure of the haustorial interface and apoplastic continuum between host and the root hemiparasite Olax phyllanthi (Labill.) R. Br. (Olacaceae). Protoplasma 150: 27-39
14. Lane JA and Bailey JA (1992) Resistance of cowpea and cereals to the parasitic angiosperm Striga. Euphytica 63: 85-93
15. Lane JA, Bailey JA and Terry PJ (1991) An in vitro growth system for studying the parasitism of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) by Striga gesnerioides. Weed Res 31: 211-217
16. Maiti RK, Ramaiah KV, Bisen SS and Chidley VL (1984) A comparative study of the haustorial development of Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze on sorghum cultivars. Ann Bot 54: 447-457
17. Mallaburn PS and Stewart GR (1987) Haustorial function in Striga: comparative anatomy of S. asiatica (L.) Kuntze and S. hermonthica (Del.) Benth. (Scrophulariaceae). In: Weber HC and Forstreuter W (eds.) Parasitic Flowering Plants (pp. 523-536) F.R.G., Marburg
18. Musselman LJ (1980) The biology of Striga, Orobanche and other root-parasitic weeds. Annu Rev Phytopathol. 18: 463-489
19. O'Connell RJ, Uronu AB, Waksman G, Nash C, Keon JPR and Bailey JA (1993) Hemibiotrophic infection of Pisum sativum by Colletotrichum truncatum. Plant Pathol. 42: 774-783
20. O'Brien TP and McCully ME (1981) The Study of Plant Structure. Principles and Selected Methods. Termarcarphi Pty. Ltd., Melbourne
21. Okonkwo SNC and Nwoke FIO (1978) Initiation, development and structure of the primary haustorium in Striga gesnerioides (Scrophulariacae). Ann Bot 42: 455-463
22. Olivier A, Benhamou N and Leroux GD (1991) Cell surface interactions between Sorghum roots and the parasitic weed S. hermonthica: cytochemical aspects of cellulose distribution in resistant and susceptible tissue. Can. J. Bot. 69: 1679-1690
23. Parker C (1991) Protection of crops against parasitic weeds. Crop Protection 10: 6-22
24. Pate JS, Kuo J and Davidson NJ (1990) Morphology and anatomy of the haustorium of the root hemiparasite Olax phyllanthi (Olacaeae), with special reference to the haustorial interface. Ann Bot 65: 425-436
25. Ramaiah KV, Chidley VL and House LR (1991) A time-course study of early establishment stages of the parasitic angiopserm S. asiatica on susceptible sorghum roots. Ann App Bot 118: 403-410
26. Reiss G (1995) Striga gesnerioides parasitizing cowpea: mechanisms of infection and resistance. Ph.D. thesis, University of Bristol, UK
27. Rioux D and Briggs AR (1994) Cell wall changes in host and non-host systems: microscopic aspects. In: Petrini O and Ouellette GB (eds) Host Wall Alterations by Parasitic Fungi (pp. 31-44) APS Press, the American Phytopathological Society, St Paul, Minnesota
28. Saunders AR (1933) Studies in phanerogamic parasitism with particular reference to Striga lutea Lour. Department of Agriculture, Union of South Africa, Bulletin 128: 1-57
29. Stewart GR and Press MC (1990) The physiology and biochemistry of parasitic angiosperms. Ann Rev Plant Physiol Plant Mol Biol 41: 127-151
30. Suzuki T (1963) A rapid staining method for light microscopy of plastic embedded sections. Journal of Electronmicroscopy (Japan) 12: 73-74
31. Sylvester AW and Ruzin SE (1993) Light microscopy I: Dissection and Microtechnique. In: Freeling M and Walbot V (eds) The Maize Handbook (pp. 83-95) Springer-Verlag, New York
32. Visser J and Dorr I (1987) The Haustorium. In: Musselman LJ (ed) Parasitic Weeds in Agriculture Volume I. Striga (pp. 91-106) CRC Press, USA