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Evolution of Plant Resistance and Susceptibility to Fungal Parasites

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Plant Relationships Part B

Part of the book series: The Mycota ((MYCOTA,volume 5B))

Abstract

Like other parasites that have intimate associations with their hosts, fungal parasites of plants show host specificity. Although the complete host range of a single fungal parasite is rarely known for certain (Heath 1985), it is generally assumed that any one species can successfully attack relatively few of the many species of extant flowering plants, and may even be restricted to only certain genotypes within otherwise susceptible species. Resistance to parasitism, therefore, is the norm and, as a corollary, susceptibility to fungal infection is the more unusual condition. This chapter discusses the possible ways in which both of these conditions may evolve, but first, it reviews our current knowledge of the bases of resistance and susceptibility, since it is my contention that the mechanisms that determine these conditions impose constraints upon their past and future evolution (Heath 1991b).

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Heath, M.C. (1997). Evolution of Plant Resistance and Susceptibility to Fungal Parasites. In: Carroll, G.C., Tudzynski, P. (eds) Plant Relationships Part B. The Mycota, vol 5B. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60647-2_16

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60647-2_16

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  • Print ISBN: 978-3-642-64491-7

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-642-60647-2

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

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