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In glasshouse experiments, invasion of wheat and grass (Dactylis glomerata) seedling roots byMicrodochium bolleyi was strongly correlated with the pattern and rate of natural senescence of the root cortex. The fungus did not enhance cortical senescence and did not damage roots except in a few instances when it invaded and killed their tips.M. bolleyi behaved as a weak parasite, largely restricted to invasion of naturally senescing cortices of cereal and grass roots.
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Kirk, J.J., Deacon, J.W. Invasion of naturally senescing root cortices of cereal and grass seedlings byMicrodochium bolleyi . Plant Soil 98, 239–246 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02374827
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