EVALUATION OF MAIZE HYBRIDS TOLERANT TO PHAEOSPHAERIA LEAF SPOT, GRAY LEAF SPOT AND COMMON RUST AND YIELD

OCCURRENCE OF NORTHERN LEAF BLIGHT, Phaeosphaeria LEAF SPOT , SOUTHERN LEAF BLIGHT, RUST AND MAIZE STREAK VIRUS IN KENYA

The phaeosphaeria leaf spot of maize in Brazil: evidences of a new etiological agent?

spot, has been observed causing severe damage in all maizegrowing areas of Brazil since 1982 (Fantin, 1994). The causal organism of this disease was initially described in the USA as Phaeosphaeria maydis (Henn.) Rane, Payak & Renfro (sin. Sphaerulinia maydis Henn.), anamorph Phyllosticta sp. (Rane et al., 1966). Doubts regarding the etiology of this disease have resulted in several attempts to ...

Bayesian inference to study genetic control of resistance to gray leaf spot in maize.

Gray leaf spot (GLS) is a major maize disease in Brazil that significantly affects grain production. We used Bayesian inference to investigate the nature and magnitude of gene effects related to GLS resistance by evaluation of contrasting lines and segregating populations. The experiment was arranged in a randomized block design with three replications and the mean values were analyzed us...

Inheritance of Gray Leaf Spot Resistance in Corn

Mycosphaerella leaf spot diseases

By the end of the 1980s, black leaf streak disease caused by Mycosphaerella fijiensis was present in all continents where bananas or plantains were grown, although distribution in some regions was limited to a few countries. In this presentation, the spread of the disease during the 1990s in several countries and regions, and the important socio-economic consequences are discussed. From 1990 to...