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The video series The Biology of Fungal Pathogens combines three-dimensional computer animation with photography to present the life cycles of various fungal pathogens. Covering Septoria Blotch of Wheat, Tan Spot of Wheat, Net Blotch of Barley, and Powdery Mildew, this use of modern visualization technology provides life-like images that leave the viewer with a lasting impression of biological and ecological aspects of host-pathogen interactions.

Available in DVD or VHS video, The Biology of Fungal Pathogens provides knowledge of the conditions under which parasitic fungi live and develop. Animated color photographs of plant disease symptoms enable visual identification of diseases and the description of improved laboratory techniques allows researchers to achieve a higher degree of accuracy. Data on pathogen distribution within countries provides reliable information on geographic trends. With impressively lucid commentaries, these videos provide fascinating insight into the life cycles of major fungal pathogens, speeding crop disease detection and treatment.

Imparting images impossible to capture and present with conventional microscopy, The Biology of Fungal Pathogens, is appealing to both the novice and the expert. Professors and their students in secondary, undergraduate, and post-graduate education as well as technical advisors and the growers they serve will marvel at the knowledge derived from this new form of presentation.

There are three video segments in this first volume:

1.1 Septoria Blotch of Wheat (8:30 minutes)
The fungus Septoria tritici causes Septoria blotch of wheat. The life cycle of this fungal pathogen is depicted in vivid 3D animations and real-image – from the development of the primary, sexual fruit form Mycosphaerella graminicola, to the maturation of the asexually formed pycnospores. Splashes of rain carry the pycnospores to adjacent leaves, which, if they are moist enough, are infected. However, the first symptoms of Septoria leaf blotch appear only after a typical latency period of around 28 days.

1.2 Tan Spot of Wheat and Net Blotch of Barley (8:30 minutes)
Crop rotation with a high proportion of wheat and minimal tillage encourages development of Drechslera tritici-repentis (anamorph) or Pyrenophora tritici-repentis (teleomorph). The life cycle of this fungus is illustrated in clear, easy-to-understand 3D animations and real-image video. The closely related fungus Drechslera teres, the causal agent of net blotch of barley, is also described.

1.3 Powdery Mildew (10:50 minutes)
Erysiphe graminis, whose anamorph is Oidium monilioides, is the causal agent of powdery mildew of cereals. The life cycle of this obligate biotrophic parasite is depicted in exquisite 3D animations and macro images. The fungus survives host dormancy by forming fruiting bodies (cleistothecia) in which sexual ascospores mature. The video also explains the reasons for mildew’s high genetic adaptability to changing environmental conditions.

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1.2 DTR Wheat Leaf Spot and Net Blotch of Barley
DTR Ascospores
DTR Inoculum
DTR Infection
DTR and D.teres
DTR net spot type
DTR conidia
DTR epidemic

1.3 Powdery Mildew of Wheat
Mildew Conidia1
Mildew Conidia2
Mildew Appressorium
Mildw Haustorium
Mildew Mycelium
Mildew Defense Necrosis
Mildew Cleisthothecia
Mildew Ascospores

2002; VHS; ISBN:0-89054-292-9; (1 pound)

	2002 COMENIUS Award The oldest German and European Award for excellent educational media, the Comenius Award is given annually by The Society for Pedagogy and Information, which is a renowned scientific society for multimedia, educational technology, and media didactics. The recipient of this prize is selected in an independent review process according to didactic and scientific merit.
	INTERMEDIA GLOBE SILVER in "Documentaries: Research and Science", 2002 World Media Festival Winners of the festival are not only selected on the basis of artistic and technical quality but also on how effectively they are able communicate their message to the intended target group.

 

Testimonials
"These short videos are extremely useful because they seamlessly combine real life video with incredible animation to demonstrate spore dispersal (both water and air), sexual reproduction, and fruiting body formation. They clearly show students disease processes from the point of view of the pathogen and explain important management concepts. Even though they focus on cereal diseases, the basic information is applicable to any introductory plant pathology course. One of the best features is that they are quite short (8-10 min), so they can easily be incorporated into traditional class materials."
--Gail Schumann PhD, University of Massachusetts, Microbiology Department

"The Biology of Fungal Pathogens was a timely release since I recently took over teaching an introductory plant pathology class. The computer simulation of inoculation, attachment, pathogen ingress was impressive and clearly helped the students in the class to understand the host-parasite interaction on the cellular level. The DVD will definitely be used in future classes."
--Wesley Chun PhD, University of Idaho, Plant Soil & Entomological Sciences Dept.

Volume 2 available on VHS.

Also Available on DVD:

Volume 2, Volume 3, and Volume 4 of the Biology of Fungal Pathogens series also available.

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