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Diseases

Common Smut of Maize

Zea mays L.

A fungal disease of maize caused by the basidiomycete Ustilago maydis, characterized by the formation of pathological swellings (galls) on all aerial parts of the plant.

In the reference 777 varieties crop Maize, where this is mentioned in the description.

The disease is caused by the fungus Ustilago maydis, which infects the aerial organs of maize, including stems, leaves, tassels, and ears. The primary symptom is the formation of galls, which are initially covered by a light-colored membrane and, upon maturation, turn into a black, powdery mass of spores.

Resistance of the crop to the pathogen is polygenic in nature and is evaluated within breeding programs under disease pressure. Unlike many other cereal diseases, common smut is characterized by infection throughout the entire growing season; therefore, control is based on selecting resistant hybrids, proper agronomic practices, and minimizing plant damage by pests, which create entry points for the infection.

General information about the subject — on the page Smut.

Sources8

Varieties of Maize 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.

Zea mays L. · Maize

KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA

DK
6 records

Malton

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

PANAM FRANCE SARL STREET?

IT
4 records

Zea mays L. · Maize

Thilo Wegenast

UA
4 records

LG 30189

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Philippe Flammant

UA
5 records

DKC 3151

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Eckhard Holzhausen

UA
4 records

Zea mays L. · Maize

Borysov Viktor Mykolaiovych, Kostiuchenko Viktor Ivanovych

RO UA
5 records

DMS 2911

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Kravchenko Viktor Mykolaiovych, Kostiuchenko Viktor Ivanovych, Borysov Viktor Mykolaiovych,

SK UA
4 records

DMS 3111

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Kravchenko Viktor Mykolaiovych, Kostiuchenko Viktor Ivanovych, Borysov Viktor Mykolaiovych,

RO UA
5 records

DMS 3411

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Kravchenko Viktor Mykolaiovych, Kostiuchenko Viktor Ivanovych, Borysov Viktor Mykolaiovych,

SK UA
4 records

DMS 2510

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Karpenko Ol`ha Mykolaivna, Kostiuchenko Viktor Ivanovych, Kravchenko Viktor Mykolaiovych, Borysov Viktor Mykolaiovych,

RO UA
5 records

DMS 3510

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Kiiko Oleksandra Makarivna, Kostiuchenko Viktor Ivanovych, Kravchenko Viktor Mykolaiovych, Borysov Viktor Mykolaiovych,

RO UA
5 records

DMS 3015

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Halechko Ivan Dmytrovych, Kravchenko Viktor Mykolaiovych, Kostiuchenko Viktor Ivanovych, Borysov Viktor Mykolaiovych,

RO UA
5 records

DMS 4011

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

SPFE Company MAIS

IT UA
4 records

DMS 2409

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Kostiuchenko Viktor Ivanovych, Kravchenko Viktor Mykolaiovych, Borysov Viktor Mykolaiovych,

RO UA
5 records

LG 3215

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

LIMAGRAIN EUROPE

UA
5 records

GS 180

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

WOODSTOCK KFT

SK
3 records

BOGATYR'

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Diter Alber

UA
5 records

Zea mays L. · Maize

MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY

AT UA
5 records

SUM 405

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Mario Lo Pinto

IT UA
5 records

DMS 3709

Protection expired

Zea mays L. · Maize

Karpenko Ol`ha Mykolaivna, Kravchenko Viktor Mykolaiovych, Borysov Viktor Mykolaiovych, Hontarovs`kyi V'iacheslav Opanasovych, Kostiuchenko Viktor Ivanovych,

RO UA
4 records

Zea mays L. · Maize

Badzhui Konstantyn, Biha Mykolai, Kosmin Oktavian, Rosh Richey, Badzhui Liliana,

RO UA
3 records

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER HI-BRED INT. INC, PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION,

IT UA
2 records

Zea mays L. · Maize

MAS SEEDS

PT
3 records

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER HI-BRED INT. INC, PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION,

IT UA
2 records

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