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Diseases

Rust of sweet corn

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group)

A fungal disease of sweet corn caused by the basidiomycete Puccinia sorghi. The disease manifests as orange-brown pustules on leaves, disrupts photosynthesis, and leads to the formation of shriveled kernels.

In the reference 157 varieties crop Sweet corn, where this is mentioned in the description.

The primary pathogen is the obligate biotroph Puccinia sorghi. Its life cycle involves an alternation of hosts: the spermogonial and aecial stages occur on Oxalis, while the uredinial and telial stages develop on corn. In crops, the infection spreads mainly via urediniospores.

Symptoms of the infection appear as the formation of round or oblong pustules 1–3 mm in size on leaves, and less frequently on stems and ear husks. Their color changes from orange-brown to golden-brown, and dark teliosori may appear at the end of the growing season, leading to premature plant desiccation.

Genetic resistance of sweet corn to the pathogen is controlled by specific Rp (Rust resistance) genes, including alleles of the Rp1 locus, such as Rp1-D, Rp1-G, Rp1-J, and Rp1-F. This resistance is race-specific and can be overcome by certain virulent isolates of the fungus.

General information about the subject — on the page Rust.

Sources8

Varieties of Sweet corn 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.

Element

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Syngenta, NL

NL UA
4 records

SV1446SD

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

KENDELL HELLEWELL

NL UA
6 records

Mirza

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

May Agro Tohumculuk SAN. TIC. AŞ., Turkey

BG
4 records

Tyson

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

SYNGENTA SEEDS B.V.

NL UA
4 records

Glacial

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Keith Hardy

FR UA
4 records

Max

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Harris Morran, USA

HU
4 records

Salyna

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

CROOKHAM COMPANY

NL
4 records

Overland

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Syngenta Seeds B.V. (NL)

HR NL
4 records

Kiara

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

HM.CLAUSE

FR
4 records

Overture

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Snowy River Seeds, AUS

HU
4 records

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

NL
4 records

SS3006

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Syngenta Participations AG

NL UA
4 records

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Monsanto Vegetable, NL

NL UA
6 records

GSS 3951

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

NL
3 records

Sweet Ear

Protection expired

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Harris Moran Seed Co.

HU PL
3 records

GSS 1453

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

NL
2 records

Excalibur

Terminated

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

HU SK
4 records

GSS 9299

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

HU NL
4 records

BSS1075

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

NL
3 records

Kinze

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

HM Clause, USA

FR
3 records

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

SYNGENTA SEEDS B.V.

NL
3 records

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

PL
3 records

Kamet

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

HM Clause Inc (US)

FR
3 records

Takeoff

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Illinois foundation Seeds, USA

NL
3 records