Floral Mimicry Induced by Mummy-Berry Fungus Exploits Host's Pollinators as Vectors

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 24 May 1985 English Publisher:American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Journal:Science, volume 228, pages 1,011-1,013 (issn: 0036-8075, eissn: 1095-9203,

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Authors: L R, Batra; S W, Batra;

doi: 10.1126/science.228.4702.1011

pmid: 17797664

Floral Mimicry Induced by Mummy-Berry Fungus Exploits Host's Pollinators as Vectors

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Leaves and shoots of blueberries ( Vaccinium spp.) and huckleberries ( Gaylussacia sp.) when infected by ascospores of Monilinia spp. become ultraviolet-reflective and fragrant and secrete sugars at their lesions. Insects that normally pollinate these hosts are attracted to the discolored leaves, ingest the sugars, and transmit conidia to their flowers, resulting in sclerotia (mummy-berry) formation.

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