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 interval between infection and formation of sporulating structures (latent period) was estimated for Zymoseptoria tritici in Northern Germany, decreasing with rising temperature. This unusual transition from biotrophic to necrotrophic growth at the end of a long latent period is characteristic of most fungi in the Mycosphaerella genus.