Battling the biotypes of balsam: the biological control of Impatiens glandulifera using the rust fungus Puccinia komarovii var. glanduliferae in GB.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2021.03.005
Abstract: Impatiens glandulifera, or Himalayan balsam, is a prolific invader of riverine habitats. Introduced from the Himalayas for ornamental purposes in 1839, this annual species has naturalised across Great Britain (GB) forming dense monocultures with negative… read more here.
Keywords: control; rust fungus; impatiens glandulifera; fungus puccinia ... See more keywords
The stem rust fungus Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici induces centromeric small RNAs during late infection that are associated with genome-wide DNA methylation
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DOI: 10.1186/s12915-021-01123-z
Abstract: Background Silencing of transposable elements (TEs) is essential for maintaining genome stability. Plants use small RNAs (sRNAs) to direct DNA methylation to TEs (RNA-directed DNA methylation; RdDM). Similar mechanisms of epigenetic silencing in the fungal… read more here.
Keywords: methylation; fungus puccinia; infection; small rnas ... See more keywords