Heinrich Anton de Bary
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Heinrich Anton de Bary was a German surgeon, botanist, microbiologist, and mycologist. He is considered a founding father of plant pathology as well as the founder of modern mycology. His extensive an
Anton de Bary
Anton de Bary (c. 1880) surrounded by students in a photo studio with a coulisse of the Strasbourg Cathedral in the backdrop.
Stem rust
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Stem rust, also known as cereal rust, black rust, red rust or red dust, is caused by the fungus Puccinia graminis, which causes significant disease in cereal crops. Crop species that are affected by t
Heinrich Anton de Bary
…winter in the tubers. Based on these studies, he concluded that organisms were not being generated spontaneously. He did a thorough investigation on Puccinia graminis, the pathogen that produces rust in wheat, rye and other grains. He noticed that P. graminis produced reddish summer spores or "urediospores", and…
Stem rust close up
Model of a spore, late 19th century, Botanical Museum Greifswald
Race differential (Infected and uninfected depending on specific resistance genes)