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Poster Session Gdanetz MacCready, Kristi [1], Trail, Frances [1]. The distribution of microbes on wheat plants and their impacts on the life cycle of Fusarium graminearum. We are interested in the distribution of microbes through time and space on crops that are susceptible to Fusarium graminearum infection and how these microbes could be manipulated to reduce the pathogenicity of this fungus. The Long-Term Ecological Research site at Kellogg Biological Station in Kalamazoo, Michigan provides an ideal setting in which to answer these questions. The LTER hosts a wheat/maize/soybean rotation divided into four different land management strategies. Wheat plants were collected at three time points during the 2013 season to survey the microbe population between the four treatments. Endophytic fungi and bacteria isolated from wheat plants were screened for inhibitory activity against F. graminearum on petri plates. Isolates that showed activity were used for a seedling assay. Wheat seeds were infected with endophytes, biomass of seedlings and percentage of F. graminearum infected roots were recorded. From this data, we hope to establish a list of microbes that will be used to determine mechanisms of F. graminearum growth inhibition.
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1 - Michigan State University, Plant Biology, 612 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
Keywords:
endophyte
plant growth promotion
Fusarium graminearum
microbiome.
Presentation Type: Offered Paper - Poster
Session: P6
Location: Lincoln Room/Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
Date: Tuesday, June 10th, 2014
Time: 8:00 PM
Number: P6002
Abstract ID:35
Candidate for Awards:None | 