Claim · model-written summary
A typical naturally infected spruce seed had one to seven infection cushions.
- Taxon
- Picea sitchensis
Picea sitchensise1 - Organ / stage
- seede0
- Interactor
- Caloscypha fulgens
Caloscypha fulgense1pathogen - Outcome
- infection cushionse0
- Value
- One to sevene0
Verbatim
e0“One to seven circular to slightly elongate, white to whitish blue infection cushions occurred on a typical naturally infected seed.”
e1“Sitka spruce, Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr., seeds by the pathogenic fungus Caloscypha fulgens”
Title
Penetration of Sitka spruce seeds by the pathogenic fungus Caloscypha fulgens
T. A. D. Woods; S. H. Farris; Jack R. Sutherland Canadian Journal of Botany 1982. doi:10.1139/b82-073
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Observation The fungus formed seed-surface infection cushions within 1–3 days after inoculation.
- Observation Straight penetration holes appeared beneath each cushion within the next ten days.
- Observation Fungal growth remained in penetration holes and intertissue spaces until reaching endosperm and embryo.
- Observation Caloscypha fulgens occasionally entered spruce seeds through seed coat cracks.
- Observation Caloscypha fulgens did not enter spruce seeds through the micropyle.
- Observation The pathogen emerged through intact or cracked seed coats and the micropyle.