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Diseases

Smut

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.

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Found in these crops

Varieties that feature this in their description

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

OOO NAUCHNO-PROIZVODSTVENNAYA KOMMERCHESKAYA FIRMA «SELEKTA»

UA
4 records

Tanais

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Skrypka Ol`ha Viktorivna, Derov Anatolii Ivanovych, Vasiushkyna Nadiia IAkymivna, Shatylov Leonid Hryhorovych, Samofalov Oleksandr Petrovych, Hureieva Alla Volodymyrivna, Sapunova Liubov Vasylivna, Kalynenko Ivan Hryhorovych, Pryschepor Semen Nykyforovych

UA
5 records

Saule PR

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

APP Agroresursu un ekonomikas institūts

LV
4 records

Planet

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

RAGT 2n, FR

FR
4 records

Pexeso

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

SELGEN A.S

CZ
5 records

NS 2652

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

MILISAV STOJAKOVIC / MILE IVANOVIC / BOJAN MITROVIC / DUSAN STANISAVLJEVIC

UA
4 records

Monarch

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Saatbau Linz OÖ. Landes-Saatbaugen.reg.Gen.m.b.H.

AT
5 records

Zea mays L. · Maize

Caussade Semences, F

IT
6 records

Kehlibar

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Todorka Savova

BG
4 records

Kebeos

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

IT
5 records

Zea mays L. · Maize

DZYuBETSKIJ BORIS VLADIMIROVICh / ChERChEL' VLADISLAV YuR'EVICh / ANTONYuK SERGEJ PETROVICh / OLIZ'KO ALEKSEJ PETROVICh

UA
3 records

Format

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

FILIPPOV EVGENIJ GRIGOR'EVICh / DONTSOVA ALEKSANDRA ALEKSANDROVNA / DONTSOV DMITRIJ PETROVICh / TERNOVAYa ELENA ALEKSANDROVNA / DOROShENKO E'DUARD SERGEEVICh / SARYChEVA NINA IVANOVNA / DOROShENKO EKATERINA SERGEEVNA / SKVORTSOVA YuLIYa GENNAD'EVNA / OVSY

SK
4 records

Zea mays L. · Maize

Mr. Zhan-Liuk Madeuf

UA
3 records

Ekas

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras

LT
4 records

DB Lada

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

RUP «NAUCHNO - PRAKTICHESKIJ CZENTR NAN BELARUSI PO ZEMLEDELIYU» RUP «POLESSKIJ INSTITUT RASTENIEVODSTVA» GU "INSTITUT ZERNOVYX KULTUR NACZIONALNOJ AKADEMII AGRARNYX NAUK UKRAINY" CHASTNOE SELSKOXOZYAJSTVENNOE PREDPRIYATIE AGROFIRMA "UROZHAJ"

UA
4 records

Avocato

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

SAATBAU LINZ EGEN

SK
3 records

LG30285

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

LIMAGRAIN EUROPE

AT SK
3 records

Zea mays L. · Maize

RAGT 2N S.A.S

IT
2 records

X90P836

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

IT UA
2 records

X85P729

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

IT UA
2 records

SY Adaline

Withdrawn

Zea mays L. · Maize

Syngenta participation AG

DE IT
2 records

Sarastro

Application submitted

Zea mays L. · Maize

Südwestdeutsche Saatzucht Dr. Hans Rolf Späth

AT IT
2 records

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