Pathogens exhibit a wide variety of modes of growth within host tissues for colonization, which help pathogens in contacting the cells of the host to procure nutrients. The site of contact between a pathogen and host cells is known as the host-pathogen interface. The letter is very significant to understand the nature of different interactions […]
Interface between Host and Pathogens | Plant Pathology
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Modes of Infection in Plants | Plant Diseases | Botany
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Once a pathogen arrives in the vicinity of a potential host plant or, as may happen in the case of soil-borne pathogens, a plant root arrives in the vicinity of a pathogen, the struggle between the two partners begins as the subsequent events of locating host and then penetrating and entering inside it depend on […]
Enzymes Released by Pathogens during Colonization | Botany
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In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Enzymes that Degrade Surface Layers (Waxes, Cutin, Suberin) of Plants 2. Enzymes that Degrade Cell-Wall Substances 3. Enzymes that Degrade Substances Contained in Plant Cells. Enzymes that Degrade Surface Layers (Waxes, Cutin, Suberin) of Plants: Until 1960, it was thought that the pathogens do not produce any […]