Cercospora zeina from Maize in South Africa Exhibits High Genetic Diversity and Lack of Regional Population Differentiation

MF Muller, I Barnes, NT Kunene… - …, 2016 - Am Phytopath Society
South Africa is one of the leading maize-producing countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Since
the 1980s, Cercospora zeina, a causal agent of gray leaf spot of maize, has become …

Influence of farming practices on the population genetics of the maize pathogen Cercospora zeina in South Africa

DL Nsibo, I Barnes, NT Kunene, DK Berger - Fungal Genetics and Biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Gray leaf spot (GLS) is an important foliar disease of maize. This disease, caused by
Cercospora zeina, is prevalent in both smallholder and commercial maize farms in South …

Population genomic analyses suggest recent dispersal events of the pathogen Cercospora zeina into East and Southern African maize cropping systems

T Welgemoed, TA Duong, I Barnes… - G3: Genes …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
A serious factor hampering global maize production is gray leaf spot disease. Cercospora
zeina is one of the causative pathogens, but population genomics analysis of C. zeina is …

Population genetic structure and migration patterns of the maize pathogenic fungus, Cercospora zeina in East and Southern Africa

DL Nsibo, I Barnes, DO Omondi, MM Dida… - Fungal Genetics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cercospora zeina is a causal pathogen of gray leaf spot (GLS) disease of maize in Africa.
This fungal pathogen exhibits a high genetic diversity in South Africa. However, little is …

Cercospora zeina is the causal agent of grey leaf spot disease of maize in southern Africa

B Meisel, J Korsman, FJ Kloppers… - European Journal of Plant …, 2009 - Springer
The aim of our study was to identify the causal agent of grey leaf spot disease of maize in
southern Africa. Single-conidial cultures were recovered from maize leaves with typical …

[图书][B] Population studies of Cercospora zeae-maydis and related Cercospora fungi

P Okori - 2004 - pub.epsilon.slu.se
Grey leaf spot caused by Cercospora zeae-maydis is considered a global threat to maize
production. In Africa, the disease was first reported just over 10 years ago, but has rapidly …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of genetic variation among East African Cercospora zeae-maydis

P Okori, J Fahleson, PR Rubaihayo… - African Crop …, 2003 - tspace.library.utoronto.ca
Rapid flagement length polymorphism (RFLP) and amplified flagement length polymorphism
(AFLP) analyses were used to study genetic diversity of Cercospora zeae-maydis isolates …

Genetic Relatedness of African and United States Populations of Cercospora zeae-maydis

LD Dunkle, M Levy - Phytopathology, 2000 - Am Phytopath Society
Two taxonomically identical but genetically distinct sibling species, designated groups I and
II, of Cercospora zeae-maydis cause gray leaf spot of maize in the United States. Isolates of …

Pathotype Grouping of Cercospora sojina Isolates on Soybean and Sensitivity to QoI Fungicides

A Mengistu, JD Ray, HM Kelly, B Lin, H Yu… - Plant …, 2020 - Am Phytopath Society
Frogeye leaf spot (FLS), caused by Cercospora sojina, is a common disease of soybean in
the southern and northern United States and causes significant yield loss. The use of the …

Genetic diversity of Cercospora sojina revealed by amplified fragment length polymorphism markers

CA Bradley, A Wood, GR Zhang, JE Murray… - Canadian journal of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Cercospora sojina Hara, the causal agent of frogeye leaf spot of soybean (Glycine max (L.)
Merr.), causes yield reductions worldwide. Although the phenotypic diversity (physiological …