Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signal in plant resistance to pathogens. Here we report that NO is also generated by Blumeria graminis f.sp. hordei as a pathogenesis determinant on barley. Infection by B. graminis f.sp. ...

In darkness, most Erysiphe pisi conidia responded rapidly to contact with a hydrophobic artificial substratum and released extracellular material (ECM) in the same way as on pea cuticle. On this substratum and barley leaf ...