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Stenocarpella maydis (ear and stalk rot of maize )
Stenocarpella maydis
ear and stalk rot of maize
Diplodia maydicola, Diplodia maydis, Diplodia zeaeDiplodia zeae-maydis, Hendersonia zeae,Macrodiplodia zeae, Phaeostagonosporopsis zeae, Sphaeria maydis,Sphaeria zeae
Worldwide
Widespread, primarily in eastern corn growing states
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fungus
Chile
corn
DIPDMA
Resistant varieties of corn have reduced the importance of this disease
1 Known Hosts
Zea mays
corn
Yes
DIPDMA-3,DIPDMA-4,CABI CPC
Seed as a pathway is well established and accepted in corn, though management of the disease in the field and resistant varieties has reduced the risk of the disease in corn production, CABI, 2023.
Yes
Culture plating
Culture plating is the standard method of the NSHS.
DIPDMA-5
Seed treatments, many fungicides are affective
Resistant varieties are common. Integrated pest management including crop rotation, early tillage, fertility, and sanitation.
CABI CPC
DIPDMA-3
Richardson MJ, 1990. An Annotated List of Seed-borne Disease. International Seed Testing Association, Zurich, Switzerland
DIPDMA-4
McGee, DC. 1988. Maize Diseases: A reference Source for Seed Technologists. APS Press, St. Paul, MN USA. 150 pp.
CABI CPC
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
DIPDMA-5
Seed Health Testing Method for Stenocarpella maydis Mz 1.1 National Seed Health System, 2019. www.seedhealth.org
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