Cooling effect of fungal stromata in the Dactylis-Epichloe-Botanophila symbiosis.

ABSTRACT: The stromata of Epichloë fungi are structures covering part of the stem of grasses. Under the fungal layer, still green tissues of the plant survive, although the development of the new leaves is inhibited. Stromata are the places where conidia and ascospores develop. Also, here Botanophila flies dine on mycelium, lay the eggs, defecate, and the larvae develop. The interaction of the three symbionts was analyzed concerning the organisms' adaptation to understand the differences in physiology and ecology of this microenvironment that support stable symbiosis spreading presently in Europe since the beginning of the XXI century. For analysis of the infrared radiation emitted by stromata, a high-resolution infrared camera FLIR E50 was used. The visualization of stromata temperatu

SUBMITTER: Lembicz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8237986 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature