The period between infection and formation of sporulating structures (latent period) was estimated to be 20.35 ± 4.15 days for Zymoseptoria tritici in Northern Germany and decreased with increasing temperature. Such a switch from biotrophic to necrotrophic growth at the end of a long latent period is an unusual characteristic shared by most fungi in the genus Mycosphaerella.
The duration between getting infected and forming spore-producing structures (latent period) was calculated to be 20.35 ± 4.15 days for Zymoseptoria tritici in Northern Germany, with a decrease in time as temperature rose. This shift from biotrophic to necrotrophic growth at the end of a prolonged latent period is an uncommon trait shared by most fungi in the Mycosphaerella genus.