Tar spot of corn has been a major foliar disease in several Latin American countries since
1904. In 2015, tar spot was first documented in the United States and has led to significant …

Tar spot is a devasting corn disease caused by the obligate fungal pathogen Phyllachora
maydis. Since its initial identification in the United States in 2015, P. maydis has become an …

Tar spot is a major foliage disease of corn (Zea mays) caused by the fungus Phyllachora
maydis. This disease can reduce the quality of silage, stover, husks, and grain (Valle-Torres …

Phyllachora maydis is a fungal plant pathogen that causes tar spot of corn (Zea mays) in
North and South America, causing devastating yield losses under favorable conditions …

The members of Phyllachora are biotrophic, obligate plant parasitic fungi featuring a high
degree of host specificity. This genus also features a high degree of species richness and …

Most fungal pathogens secrete effector proteins into host cells to modulate their immune
responses, thereby promoting pathogenesis and fungal growth. One such fungal pathogen …

Phyllachora (Phyllachoraceae, Phyllachorales) species are parasitic fungi with a wide
global distribution, causing tar spots on plants. In this study, we describe three newly …

Tar spot of corn is a disease that causes significant production losses in the Americas.
However, the dynamics of tar spot epidemics in different countries is currently unknown. We …

Management of tar spot disease in corn traditionally relied on manual field scouting and
visual analysis since it was first detected in the United States in 2015. Recent studies have …

Phyllachora species are biotrophic, obligate plant parasitic fungi featuring a high degree of
host specificity, a high degree of species richness, and worldwide distribution. In this study …