Weeds Harbor an Impressive Diversity of Fungi, Which Offers Possibilities for Biocontrol
Marion Triolet, Véronique Edel‐Hermann, Nadine Gautheron, Samuel Mondy, Carole Reibel, Olivier André, Jean‐Philippe Guillemin, Christian Steinberg
Abstract
This approach is original because the diversity of weed-colonizing fungi has rarely been studied before. Furthermore, targeting both the ITS1 and ITS2 regions to characterize the fungal communities (i) highlighted the complementarity of these two regions, (ii) revealed a great diversity of weed-colonizing fungi, and (iii) allowed for the identification of potential mycoherbicides, among which were unexpected genera.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyWeedBlumeria graminisBiodiversityBiological pest controlInternal transcribed spacerTaxonCercosporaEcologyBotanyPlant disease resistanceRibosomal RNALeaf spotGeneBiochemistryPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsPlant and fungal interactions