This confocal micrograph shows wheat stigma (green) infected with Claviceps fungus (yellow). The image was captured with a confocal microscope using a 40X objective. A related image is available as ...

This confocal micrograph shows wheat stigma hairs (blue) infected with ergot fungus (shown in light pink). The stigma hairs are part of the female reproductive organs of the plant. When a pollen grain...