Barberry plays an active role as an alternate host of Puccinia graminis in Spain.
Villegas D, Bartaula R, Cantero-Martínez C, Luster D, Szabo L, Olivera P, Berlin A, Rodriguez-Algaba J, Hovmøller MS, McIntosh R, Jin Y.
Villegas D, et al.
Plant Pathol. 2022 Jun;71(5):1174-1184. doi: 10.1111/ppa.13540. Epub 2022 Mar 9.
Plant Pathol. 2022.
PMID: 35915821
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The pathogen uses Berberis species as alternate hosts to complete its life cycle. B. vulgaris and the endemic species B. hispanica and B. garciae are present in Spain. The objective of this study was to investigate the functionality of the indigenous barberry as alternate …
The pathogen uses Berberis species as alternate hosts to complete its life cycle. B. vulgaris and the endemic species B. hispanica an …