An investigation into the nature of injury sustained by rice plant on account of parasitism by Striga lutea (Lour.).

Autor: Uttaman, P.
Zdroj: Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences. Section B, Plant Sciences; Nov1950, Vol. 32 Issue 5, p222-226, 5p
Abstrakt: The opinion held by some that the baneful action of Striga lutea on the host (maize) is entirely due to its depriving the host of its plant food is disputable. In the culture experiment conducted with the young rice seedlings it appears that the death of the rice plant in the culture solution treated with the root extract of Striga is due to some toxic substance contained in the extract. The effect of Striga on rice in the field may thus be both parasitic and toxic. From the culture experiment conducted with the young and aged rice seedlings, it is seen that the latter is able to resist the toxic effect much better than the former which perhaps partly explains why an early sown rice crop in the field is better able to resist an attack of Striga than a late sown one. An explanation for the differential behaviour between the young and old rice plants in contact with Striga root extract in the above culture experiment is suggested. The mechanical injury done to the host plant by the haustorial hyphæ in the establishment of parasitism appears partly to contribute to the injury sustained by the rice plant on account of this parasite. This phenomenon appears to be not strictly in line with what has been observed in the case of the parasite Cuscuta in which the invading hypha fuses with the host vessel in such a way as not to cause it any mechanical injury and subsequent functional degeneration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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