Diseases
Ustilaginomycetes
Smut is a group of cereal diseases caused by fungi, in which plant tissues are destroyed and replaced by a mass of black or dark brown spores. The disease is difficult to diagnose until the heading stage, yet it can lead to the loss of half the crop yield.
Mentioned in descriptions 5 110 varieties reference book.
Smut manifests as the destruction of plant tissues, which are replaced by a powdery mass of teliospores. In the case of loose smut, the entire ear is affected, becoming dusty, while its rachis often remains bare. Covered smut is characterized by the preservation of the grain coat, inside which the mycelium develops; when crushed, a specific "herring" odor is detected.
The development of the disease depends on the biological characteristics of the pathogen and environmental conditions. Loose smut infects the plant during the flowering phase under high humidity and temperatures from +22 to +27 °C, overwintering inside the grain. Covered smut infects the plant during the seed germination period from inoculum present on the surface of the caryopsis or in the soil.
Varietal resistance is provided by genetic mechanisms that prevent the pathogen from penetrating the ovary or block the development of mycelium in the seedling. In the variety testing system, the degree of infection is assessed visually at the full maturity stage, and varieties demonstrating a minimal percentage of infected ears compared to the standards receive higher ratings.
Selection based on the description text, not official resistance ratings: such data is not available in registers. Mention indicates that the trait is discussed in the variety's sources; see the variety's profile for details on what is specifically stated.
Zea mays L. · Maize
Pierre CAROLO
Zea mays L. · Maize
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
Syngenta Participations AG| CH
Zea mays L. · Maize
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
Zea mays L. · Maize
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
LIMAGRAIN EUROPE
Zea mays L. · Maize
EURALIS Semences Direction Recherche
Zea mays L. · Maize
Pierre CAROLO
Zea mays L. · Maize
SYNGENTA FRANCE S.A.S.
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Lantmännen SW Seed
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Saaten Union Recherche (FR)
Zea mays L. · Maize
TAUCHER ROBERT
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG
Zea mays L. · Maize
Rainer Leipert
Zea mays L. · Maize
LIMAGRAIN EUROPE
Zea mays L. · Maize
LIDEA FRANCE SAS
Zea mays L. · Maize
Pierre CAROLO
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA
Zea mays L. · Maize
LIDEA FRANCE SAS
Zea mays L. · Maize
Saaten-Union
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Rothwell Plant Breeders
Avena sativa L. · Oat
MUELLER KURT| Kurt Mueller / ERFURTH| G. Erfurth in Fa. Saatzucht Petkus GmbH
Zea mays L. · Maize
Rene Baratin
Zea mays L. · Maize
PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION