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.

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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.

Gandalf

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

EMILSEME SPA

2 records

DN Rubin

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Bernatskyi Maksym Mykhailovych, Haidash Oleksandr Leonidovych, Husak IUliia Viktorivna, Bodenko Natalia Anatoliivna, Nehoda Tetiana Volodymyrivna, Marochko Valentyna Anatoliivna, Olizko Oleksii Petrovych, Fedko Mykola Mykolaiovych, Cherchel Vladyslav IUri

3 records

DN Meotyda

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Ol`khovyk Maksym Styanislavovych, Riabchenko Eduard Mykolaiovych, Bondar Tetiana Mykolaivna, Plotka Vitalii Vitaliiovych, Nehoda Tetiana Volodymyrovych, Haidash Oleksandr Leonidovych, Olizko Oleksii Petrovych, Fedko Mykola Mykolaiovych, Cherchel Vladyslav

3 records

DN Adzhamka

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Kyrpa Mykola IAkovych, Halechko Ivan Dmytrovych, Husak IUliia Viktorivna, Bondar` Tetiana Mykolaivna, Kupar Ivan Mykhailovych, Bodenko Natalia Anatoliivna, Il`chenko Larisa Anatoliivna, Fed`ko Mykola Mykolaiovych, Cherchel` Vladyslav IUriiovych, Dziubets`

3 records

DN Dzhuliia

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Abel`masov Oleksii Viktorovych, Riabchenko Ol`ha Pavlivna, Kupar Ivan Mykhailovych, Yukhymovych Olena Romanivna, Korobko IUliia Anatoliivna, Bodenko Natalia Anatoliivna, Il`chenko Larysa Anatoliivna, Fed`ko Mykola Mykolaiovych, Cherchel` Vladyslav IUriiov

3 records

AS 34010

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Frederic Poujeaud

3 records

LG3185

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

Limagrain Europe S.A.S

2 records

VK-69

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

Ponurenko Serhii Hennadiiovych, Derebizova Ol`ha IUriivna, Pozdniakov Volodymyr Vasyl`ovych, Tymchuk Viktor Mykhailovych, Kharchenko Liubov IAkivna, Kharchenko IUrii Viktorovych, Tymchuk Serhii Mykhailovych,

4 records