Étude ultrastructurale des modifications induites par Exserohilum turcicum chez le limbe de Zea mays – Effet du gène de résistance Ht-1
Ultrastructural changes induced by Exserohilum turcicum (Pass.) Leonard et Suggs in maize leaf cells are observed 24 to 72 h after inoculation, in a comparative study between two isogenic lines with or without the Ht-1 gene. In the susceptible plants (without Ht-1), the plasmalemma and the tonoplast of the mesophyll cells are the first cellular components altered, followed by disorganisation and alteration of organelles, which become scattered throughout the cell. Chloroplasts in particular seem to be very sensitive to the toxic action of the pathogen, which causes disruption of their envelope and grana. Bundle sheath cells are altered later and to a lesser extent than the mesophyll cells. In Ht-1 monogenic resistant inbred lines, cytoplasmic residues of prematurely dead cells surround healthy mesophyll cells protecting them and stimulating their activity and resulting in stabilization of the pathotoxic process 36 to 48 h after inoculation.