Cheatgrass facilitates spillover of a seed bank pathogen onto native grass species

By J. Beckstead, Susan E. Meyer, B. Connolly, Michael B. Huck, Laura E. Street. 2010

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Pathogen accumulation and long‐term dynamics of plant invasions (2013, background): “(Beckstead et al. 2010; see also Kotanen 2007 for seed pathogen effects on native tree species). Kelley et al. (2009) reviewed a number of other potential examples of spillback”
Indirect effects of parasites in invasions (2012, background): “Likewise, spillover of a fungal seed pathogen (Pyrenophora semeniperda) from the invasive grass Bromus tectorum in western North America may reduce seed viability of native competitors (Beckstead et al. 2010).”
The seed microbiome: Origins, interactions, and impacts (2017, background): “Pyrenophora semeniperda is also believed to have the potential to attack seeds of other susceptible native seed bank grass species (Beckstead et al. 2010).”