Fusarium ear and stalk rot | |
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A cross-section of a sweet corn cob showing symptoms of Fusarium subglutinans | |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Phylum: | AscomycotaFusarium ear and stalk rot |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Subclass: | Hypocreomycetidae |
Order: | Hypocreales |
Family: | Nectriaceae |
Genus: | Fusarium |
Species: | Fusarium subglutinans |
Synonyms | |
Fusarium ear and stalk rot Pitch canker |
Fusarium ear and stalk rot (Fusarium subglutinans) is an important pathogen of maize and other commodities worldwide.
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Corn troubles |
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Adverse conditions | Drought · Iron deficiency · Magnesium deficiency · Nitrogen deficiency · Nitrogen toxicity · Phosphorous deficiency · Sun scald |
Diseases | Aspergillus ear and kernel rot · Anthracnose · Bacterial soft rot · Crazy top of corn · Grey leaf spot of corn · Charcoal rot · Corn smut · Corn stunt disease · Fasciation · Fusarium ear and stalk rot · Maize dwarf mosaic virus · Northern corn leaf blight · Pink root of onion · Pythium · Stewart's wilt |
Pests | Aphid · European corn borer · Cutworm · Leafminer · Root-knot nematode |