A simplified branching assay for Rhizoctonia solani

Two different measures of branching, the Internode Length Unit (ILU) and the Hyphal Growth Unit (HGU), were applied to Rhizoctonia solani Kühn, AG4. The ILU (the mean length in μm of 10 internodes) was simple to perform and yielded consistent results. Results using this measure and the HGU (the mean...

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Published in:Mycologia 1986-07, Vol.78 (4), p.657-663
Main Authors: Armentrout, V.N, Downer, A.J, Nameth, S.T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
BRANCHING
Carbon
Cell growth
CHAMPIGNON
ESSAI
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
FUNGI
HIFA
HYPHAE
hyphal growth unit
HYPHE
Internodes
Microscope slides
morphogenesis
Mucor
Mycelium
Plant cytology, morphology, systematics, chorology and evolution
PRUEBAS
RAMIFICACION
RAMIFICATION
Rhizoctonia
Thallophyta
THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS
TRIALS
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Summary:Two different measures of branching, the Internode Length Unit (ILU) and the Hyphal Growth Unit (HGU), were applied to Rhizoctonia solani Kühn, AG4. The ILU (the mean length in μm of 10 internodes) was simple to perform and yielded consistent results. Results using this measure and the HGU (the mean length of mycelium per hyphal tip) as a measure of branching were compared. Growth of R. solani on media containing different carbon sources or on different concentrations of sucrose or glucose all yielded ILU of ca. 200-225 μm; thus branching was not affected by these treatments. Internode lengths were also constant over 29 hours for entire colonies of R. solani. The hyphae were more highly branched (mean ILU =134 μm) when the fungus was grown with cellophane interposed between the mycelium and the culture medium. Hyphae aligned in the grooves of scored Parafilm were more highly branched (ILU = ca. 165 μm) than hyphae on smooth Parafilm (ILU = ca. 300 μm); these branching frequencies were not affected by the presence of a nutrient medium. The Internode Length Unit is a simple, repeatable, and descriptive unit for measurement of lateral branch production in Rhizoctonia solani.
ISSN:0027-5514
1557-2536
DOI:10.1080/00275514.1986.12025302