Figure 12.

A Representative Model of the Biotrophic Interaction between Cacao and M. perniciosa.

(A) Representation of proteins and metabolic processes with important roles in WBD. Plant and fungal molecules are depicted in blue and red, respectively.

(B) A summary of the identified physiological alterations in green brooms that culminate in the establishment of a senescence process triggered by nutrient starvation. The plant in the inset shows the first signs of necrosis (arrows), which are similar to those of regular plant senescence.