head smut

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head smut - smut fungus attacking heads of corn or sorghum and causing a covered smut

Sphacelotheca reiliana

smut fungus, smut - any fungus of the order Ustilaginales

genus Sphacelotheca, Sphacelotheca - genus of smut fungus

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In a previous study we developed a SCAR marker which successfully signed the head smut resistance in sorghum (Li et al.

Development of head smut resistance-linked sequence characterized amplified regions markers in sorghum.

Development of A High Sugar Trait-Related SCAR Marker in Sweet Sorghum

He is focused on three of the pathogens that are evolving threats to sorghum worldwide: head smut, anthracnose, and grain mold.

Head smut is a soilborne fungal pathogen that infects sorghum plants at the seedling stage, but symptoms appear at flowering, and infected plants are unable to produce grain.

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Wilson], head smut [caused by Sporisorium reilianum (Kuhn) Langdon & Fullerton], and grain mold (caused by Fusarium spp.

Registration of Tx2912 through Tx2920 sorghum germplasm lines. (Registrations Of Germplasms)

Head smut caused by Sporisorium reilianum (KUhn) Clinton is a major limiting factor to sorghum yield.

Development of Head Smut Resistance-linked Sequence Characterized Amplified Regions Markers in Sorghum

Wilson], head smut [caused by Sporisorium relianum (Kuhn) Langdon & Fullerton], and grain mold (caused by Fusarium spp.

Registration of Tx2921 through Tx2928 sorghum germplasm lines. (Registrations Of Germplasms)

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Pyramiding Resistance Genes to Northern Leaf Blight and Head Smut in Maize

RTx437 is resistant to head smut [caused by Sporisorium reilianum (Kuhn) Langdon & Fullerton].

Registration of RTx437 sorghum parental line. (Parental Line)

Tx2911 is susceptible to head smut (caused by Sporisorium reliana).

Registration of Tx2911 Sorghum Germplasm

Shaw, the causal agent of sorghum downy mildew, resistance to races 1,3, and 4 of Sporisorium reilianum (Kuhn) Langdon & Fullerton which causes head smut, and to maize dwarf mosaic virus.