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From: Reprogramming of the wheat transcriptome in response to infection with Claviceps purpurea, the causal agent of ergot

Fig. 1

Claviceps purpurea infection of wheat. a Wheat ovary. b Longitudinal section of ovary showing stigma, transmitting and base tissue. Confocal images of wheat infected with C. purpurea at (c) 24 h, (d) 48 h, (e) 72 h and (f) 5 days after inoculation. Images stained with propidium iodide and aniline blue. At 24 h C. purpurea conidia have germinated and a germ tube grown down the stigma hairs (c). By 48 h hyphae had grown through the transmitting tissue and entered the base tissue (d), while at 72 h the ovule is surrounded by fungal hyphae (e). By 5 days after inoculation the ovule has been completely replaced by fungal tissue (f). g Wheat ear extruding honeydew. h Wheat ear with sclerotia

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