Abstract
Grasses and pathogenic fungi have evolved over a considerable period of time. The grass pathogens are found amongst the Plasmodiophoromycota (Ligneria, Polymyxa), Oomycota (Pythium), Ascomycota (clavicipitaceous fungi, Helminthosporium, Septoria, Fusarium, powdery mildew, take-all, eye spot, etc.) and Basidiomycota (rust, smut, bunt, Rhizoctonia, Typhula, Agaricales). The long history of the relationship between grass and these pathogens may lead to reciprocal adaptations (coevolution or cospeciation). Gene-for-gene interactions (Flor 1955) suggest also that biotrophic plant pathogens should have similar phylogenetic histories to their hosts.
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Mugnier, J. (2002). Coevolution of Pathogenic Fungi and Grass Hosts. In: Kempken, F. (eds) Agricultural Applications. The Mycota, vol 11. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03059-2_18
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