A. Scherr-Henning

Metabolic arms race between a plant and a fungal pathogen

This study identifies a metabolite interaction between barley and the fungal pathogen Bipolaris sorokiniana, revealing that plant-produced hordedanes both inhibit other fungi and promote pathogen growth.

A barley gene cluster for the biosynthesis of diterpenoid phytoalexins

This paper identifies and characterizes a gene cluster in barley responsible for producing diterpenoid phytoalexins in response to fungal infection.