Characterization of Botrytis-plant interactions using PathTrack^© -an automated system for dynamic analysis of disease development.

ABSTRACT: The measurement of disease development is integral in studies on plant-microbe interactions. To address the need for a dynamic and quantitative disease evaluation, we developed PathTrack^© , and used it to analyse the interaction of plants with Botrytis cinerea. PathTrack^© is composed of an infection chamber, a photography unit and software that produces video files and numerical values of disease progression. We identified a previously unrecognized infection stage and determined numerical parameters of pathogenic development. Using these parameters, we identified differences in disease dynamics between seemingly similar B. cinerea pathogenicity mutants, and revealed new details on plant susceptibility to the fungus. We showed that the difference between the lesion exp

SUBMITTER: Eizner E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6638221 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature