ABSTRACT

The studies on the ergot physiology were mostly motivated by industrial process improvements. These studies nevertheless brought many basic findings from physiology of filamentous fungi.

The results of these studies that were performed with the strains not generally available can hardly be transferred to other strains and, therefore, general applicability or even reproducibility is sometimes questionable. Critical assessment of such results is always necessary. Therefore, all results obtained with, e.g. Claviceps fusiformis SD-58 that was made generally available by Prof. D.Gröger from Halle an der Saale (Germany) are especially valuable.