Research PBG
Pathogen Biology and Genetics (PBG)
| PBG Research Area Committee Members as of: 1/1/20 |
| Chair, Todd Ward, USDA-ARS, Peoria, IL |
| Vice-Chair, Tom Baldwin, North Dakota State University |
| Lisa Vaillancourt, University of Kentucky |
| Martha Vaughan, USDA-ARS, IN |
Project Description
Research in this area includes studies that address mycotoxin biosynthesis in vivo or in planta, host/parasite interactions, and host resistance mechanisms that target the pathogen. Research in PBG should complement and be linked to whole plant research that will lead to disease control and/or toxin reduction strategies.
FY20-21 Research Priorities Derived from Action Plan Goals:
- Characterize plant-fungal interactions to identify important genes, proteins or small molecules that may be used to develop FHB resistance or to reduce DON contamination in barley and wheat.
- Gain new understanding of initial fungal infection that may be utilized to boost FHB resistance.
- Discover epiphytic or endophytic microbes or microbial communities and viruses that may be useful for development of effective biological control practices for FHB.
- Develop an improved understanding of plant-pathogen interactions in relation to abiotic factors and identify genes or genetic variants that contribute to pathogen adaptation to wheat and barley agroecosystems.
Current version of Action Plan (Updated: 5/31/19)
| Summary of Funding | ||
| FY19 (2019-20) | FY20 (2020-21) | |
| Number of Projects: | 5 | 8 |
| Number of PIs: | 5 | 8 |
| Total Award Amount: | $254,420 | $337,023 |
| % of Total Funding: | 4.18% | 3.66% |
| Research Projects: | FY19 | FY20 |
Research Reports/Publications
- The Fusarium graminearum t-SNARE Sso2 Is Involved in Growth, Defense, and DON Accumulation and Virulence
Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions, June 2020, Volume 33, Issue 7, Pages 888-901 - Structure and diversity of Fusarium communities inhabiting non-cultivated grass inflorescences in New York State
Can. J. Plant Pathol. : in press - Regional and field-specific differences in Fusarium species and mycotoxins associated with blighted North Carolina wheat
International Journal of Food Microbiology, June 2020, Volume 323 - Variable interactions between non-cereal grasses and Fusarium graminearum
Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, May 2019, Volume 41, Issue 3, Pages 450-456 - Population Genetics of Fusarium graminearum at the Interface of Wheat and Wild Grass Communities in New York
Phytopathology, May 2019, Volume 109, No. 12, Pages 2124-2131 - Surface interactions of Fusarium graminearum on barley
Published in Molecular Plant Pathogology,(2018)19(6), pp. 1332–1342 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12616 - Report: 2008 USWBSI PBG Planning Meeting
- Gene Sequencing Data - Fusarium graminearum Genomics
- Histology of Fusarium Head Blight - Selected References (PDF)