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Diseases

Loose smut of millet

Panicum miliaceum L.

A fungal disease of millet caused by the pathogen Sphacelotheca destruens, in which the plant's reproductive organs are completely destroyed and replaced by a mass of spores.

In the reference 18 varieties crop Proso millet, where this is mentioned in the description.

The causative agent of the disease is the fungus Sphacelotheca destruens, which infects the plant during seed germination. Teliospores can persist in the soil for up to two years and can also be present on the surface of seed material. Affected plants show stunted growth, increased tillering, and excessive foliage.

Symptoms appear during the heading stage: instead of a normal panicle, a deformed structure covered by a membrane forms, which ruptures over time. A black mass of spores is released, leaving only the vascular bundles in the form of black threads behind.

Breeding for resistance relies on the use of Sph-type genes, such as Sph1-Sph4. Resistance is often inherited as a monogenic trait, and variety identification is conducted using a set of testing pure races of the pathogen under provocative field conditions.

General information about the subject — on the page Smut.

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Varieties of Proso millet mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet

Chernychka Nataliia Ivanivna, Mel`nyk Liudmyla Anatolivna, Synytsyna Olena Volodymyrivna, Perevertun Larysa Ivanivna, Prodanyk Anatolii Mykhailovych, Taranenko Liubov Kalynivna, Yashovs`kyi Ivan Viktorovych,

UA
3 records

Zhyvynka

Active

Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet

Mel`nyk Liudmyla Anatoliivna, Samborska Olena Volodymyrivna, Prodanyk Anatolii Mykhailovych, Perevertun Larysa Ivanivna,

UA
3 records

Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet

Mel`nyk Liudmyla Anatoliivna, Prodanyk Anatolii Mykhailovych, Synytsyna Olena Volodymyrivna, Taranenko Liubov Kalynivna, Yashovs`kyi Ivan Viktorovych,

UA
5 records

Veselka

Active

Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet

Mel`nyk Liudmyla Anatoliivna, Samborska Olena Volodymyrivna, Prodanyk Anatolii Mykhailovych, Perevertun Larysa Ivanivna,

UA
3 records

Hanácké Mana

Protection expired

Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet

CZ SK
2 records

Polto

Terminated

Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet

Levchenko Liliia Petrivna, Herasymenko Oleksandr Vasyl`ovych, Moroz Oleh Vasyl`ovych, Shudria Petro Petrovych,

UA
1 record

Bohatyrs`ke

Terminated

Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet

Biriukova Ol`ha Volodymyrivna, Horlachova Olha Vikentiivna, Ponomarenko Nadiia Serhiivna, Horbachova Svitlana Mykolaivna,

UA
2 records

Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet

Konstantynov Stanislav Ivanovych, Horlachova Olha Vikentiivna, Yehorov Dmytro Kostiantynovych, Ponomarenko Nadiia Serhiivna, Horbachova Svitlana Mykolaivna,

UA
2 records

Olitan

Active

Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet

Herasymenko Oleksandr Vasyl`ovych, Kholod Serhii Hryhorovych, Moroz Oleh Vasyl`ovych, Shudria Petro Petrovych,

UA
2 records

Slavetne

Application submitted

Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet

Horbachova Svitlana Mykolaivna, Horlachova Olha Vikentiivna, Yehorov Dmytro Kostiantynovych, Ponomarenko Nadiia Serhiivna, Sheliakina Tetiana Anatoliivna

UA
2 records

Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet

Rudnyk Ol`ha Ivanivna, Synytsyna Olena Volodymyrivna, Prodanyk Anatolii Mykhailovych, Ovdiienko-Ozadovs`ka Anastasiia Petrivna, Yashovs`kyi Ivan Viktorovych,

UA
1 record

Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet

Yehorov Dmytro Kostiantynovych, Horlachova Olha Vikentiivna, Ponomarenko Nadiia Serhiivna, Horbachova Svitlana Mykolaivna,

UA
2 records

Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet

Yehorov Dmytro Kostiantynovych, Horlachova Ol`ha Vikentiivna, Ponomarenko Nadiia Serhiivna, Horbachova Svitlana Mykolaivna,

UA
2 records

Denviks`ke

Terminated

Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet

Petrychenko Serhii Mykolaiovych, Herasymenko Oleksandr Vasyl`ovych, Shudria Petro Petrovych,

UA
2 records

Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet

Semerhei Nataliia Oleksiivna, Snitko Svitlana Vasylivna, Tyshcenko Volodymyr Mykolaiovych, Chekalin Mykola Mykhailovych,

UA
2 records

Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet

Ponomarenko Nadiia Serhiivna, Yehorov Dmytro Kostiantynovych, Horbachova Svitlana Mykolaivna, Konstantynov Stanislav Ivanovych,

UA
2 records

Skado

Active

Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet

Filatova Nataliia Fedorivna, Moshenko Mykola Mykolaiovych, Herasymenko Oleksandr Vasyl`ovych, Moroz Oleh Vasyl`ovych, Shudria Petro Petrovych,

UA
1 record

Osoblyve

Active

Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet

Yehorov Dmytro Kostiantynovych, Horlachova Olha Vikentiivna, Ponomarenko Nadiia Serhiivna, Horbachova Svitlana Mykolaivna,

UA
2 records