@article{fdi:010066008,
  title = {{T}ranscriptional profiling of wheat in response to take-all disease and mechanisms involved in earthworm's biocontrol effect},
  author = {{P}uga-{F}reitas, {R}. and {B}elkacem, {L}. and {B}arot, {S}{\'e}bastien and {B}ertrand, {M}. and {R}oger-{E}strade, {J}. and {B}louin, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}ake-all disease caused by the soil-borne fungus {G}aeumannomyces graminis var. tritici ({G}gt) is the most widespread and well-studied root disease of winter wheat. {T}he absence of plant genetic resistance and efficient fungicide against this disease calls for the development of alternative management strategies such as the use of biological control agents. {I}n a greenhouse experiment, we tested the hypothesis that the earthworm {A}porrectodea caliginosa can control this plant pathogen by changing soil p{H}, inducing plant defence mechanisms or improving plant nutrition. {T}owards this aim, soil chemical properties, plant production, morphology and transcriptome were assessed in the different treatments to characterize the effects of {G}gt, earthworm and the interaction between them. {S}ixty three days after sowing, {G}gt was responsible for a strong reduction in fine root proportion and leaf area, and an 82 % decrease in plant total biomass. {E}arthworms reduced infection rate by 63 % and improved plant growth, which was not significantly different from the no-pathogen control. {N}either changes in soil p{H}, plant defence mechanisms or plant nutrition were proved to be involved in this effect. {I}t was concluded that {A}. caliginosa was a very efficient biocontrol agent against {G}gt and that the mechanism responsible for this biocontrol effect could be associated with microbial community modifications or fungal consumption by earthworms.},
  keywords = {{A}porrectodea caliginosa ; {G}aeumannomyces graminis var. tritici ; {D}efence mechanisms ; {T}ake-all ; {T}ranscriptome ; {T}riticum aestivum (winter wheat)},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}uropean {J}ournal of {P}lant {P}athology},
  volume = {144},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {155--165},
  ISSN = {0929-1873},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10658-015-0759-8},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066008},
}