CellBioNewsOct 24, 2023

#Microbial allies may help turn tables on tar spot #fungus in #corn.

#phytopathology #agriculture #foodsecurity #Phyllachora #mycoinoculation #biocontrol

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-microbial-allies-tables-tar-fungus.html

Microbial allies may help turn tables on tar spot fungus in corn

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are leaving no stone—or rather, leaf—unturned in their search for new ways to counter the fungus that causes tar spot, a yield-robbing disease of field corn in the midwestern United States.

Phys.org
Plants EFSAMay 26, 2023

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#CLas
#Erysiphe
#Lissachatina
#Phyllachora maydis

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CellBioNewsJan 19, 2023

Researchers find a 'kernel of truth' in the urgent fight against tar spot of #corn.

#phytopathology #fungus #Phyllachora #agriculture

https://phys.org/news/2023-01-kernel-truth-urgent-tar-corn.html

Researchers find a 'kernel of truth' in the urgent fight against tar spot of corn

Although discovered in the United States only seven years ago, tar spot has wreaked havoc on corn yield—resulting in an estimated 1.2-billion-dollar loss in 2021 alone. The miscreant behind this devastating plant disease, Phyllachora maydis, is an emergent fungal pathogen whose biology remains obscure. This lack of understanding significantly limits disease management strategies, and no corn germplasm is completely resistant to the pathogen.

Phys.org