Gibberella zeae
Gibberella ear rot, headblight of maize
Fusarium graminearum Schwabe, Fusarium graminearum, Fusarium roseum, Fusarium roseum f.sp. cerealis, Fusarium roseum var. graminearum, Gibbera saubinettii, Gibberella saubinetii, Sphaeria zeae Schwein.
Worldwide
Widespread
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fungus
Thailand
Primarily a cereal grain pathogen with a wide host range.
GIBBZE
One of many Fusariium spp. and Gibberella spp. that may contaminate kernels.
8 Known Hosts
Zea mays
corn
Yes
GIBBZE-1,GIBBZE-2,GIBBZE-4
This pathogen is seed borne on corn kernels and affects germination, however the transmission of the fungus to seedlings has not been clearly demonstrated in nature.
Yes
Agar plating, Grow out, Blotter paper
Culture plating is a temporary standard method for the NSHS. Blotter paper is used for other Fusarium/Giberella spp. in the NSHS.
GIBBZE-2,GIBBZE-5,NSHS USDA
Fungicide seed treatments, culture control
GIBBZE-1
Gibberella zeae. In: Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
McGee, DC. 1988. Maize Diseases: A reference Source for Seed Technologists. APS Press, St. Paul, MN USA. 150 pp.
Kabeere F; Hampton JG; Hill MJ, 1997. Transmission of Fusarium graminearum (Schwabe) from maize seeds to seedlings. Seed Science and Technology, 25:245-252.
Abbas HK; Mirocha CJ, 1986. Survival of Fusarium graminearum on corn stored at low temperature. Plant Disease, 70:78
United Stated Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Protection Service National Seed Health System (USDA-APHIS NSHS) www.seedhealth.org
Triticum aestivum
wheat
Yes
GIBBZE-6,GIBBZE-10
Natural seed transmission has been demonstrated
Yes
Culture plating, Grow out, Blotter paper
GIBBZE-7
Fungicide seed treatments, culture control
GIBBZE-1,GIBBZE-8,GIBBZE-9
Duthie JA; Hall R, 1987. Transmission of Fusarium graminearum from seed to stems of winter wheat. Plant Pathology, 36:33-37
Nelson, BD. 2015. Fusarium Seed Rot and Fusarium Species Associated with Seed. In, Compendium of Soybean Diseases and Pests, Fifth Edition.eds. Hartman GL, Rupe JC, Sikora EJ, Domier LL, Davis JA and Steffey KL. APS Press, St. Paul MN, USA
Halfon-Meiri A; Kulik MM; Schoen JF, 1979. Studies on Gibberella zeae carried by wheat seeds produced in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Seed Science and Technology, 7(3):439-448
Gibberella zeae. In: Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
Forcelini CA; Reis EM, 1988. Control of Helminthosporium sativum, Septoria nodorum, Fusarium graminearum and Erysiphe graminis f.sp. tritici by fungicide treatment of wheat seeds. Fitopatologia Brasileira, 13:28-31
Diehl JA; Reis EM, 1983. Effect of wheat seed treatment with fungicides on the control of Fusarium graminearum.. Fitopatologia Brasileira, 8:363-366
Sorghum bicolor
sorghum
No
No references found indicating seed is a pathway. Sorghum is not an important host of this pathogen.
Hordeum vulgare
barley
No
GIBBZE-14,GIBBZE-15,GIBBZE-17
Pathway not proven. Grain can be infected by this pathogen and recovered from samples. However, no evidence of seed transmission was shown in any reference found.
No
Fungicide seed treatments,
Fungicide seed treatments did not result in improved germination or less seedling blight. Fungicide seed treatments have also been described for corn and wheat.
GIBBZE-1,GIBBZE-14
Mihuta-Grimm L, and Forster RL, 1989. Scab of wheat and barley in southern Idaho and evaluation of seed treatments for eradication of Fusarium spp. Plant Disease, 73:769-771
Clear RM, Patrick SK, Platford RG and Desjardins M. 1996. Occurrence and distribution of Fusarium species in barley and oat seed from Manitoba in 1993 and 1994. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 18:409-414
Richardson, MJ. 1970. Gibberella zeae on Oats in Scotland, 1967–1969. Plant Pathology 19:104-106
Gibberella zeae. In: Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
Glycine max
soybean
Yes
GIBBZE-10,GIBBZE-11,GIBBZE-12
Seed as a pathway has been established and accepted. Seed of soybean can become infected and effect germination and cause seedling blights.
No
Fungicide seed treatments.
GIBBZE-11,GIBBZE-12
Nelson, BD. 2015. Fusarium Seed Rot and Fusarium Species Associated with Seed. In, Compendium of Soybean Diseases and Pests, Fifth Edition.eds. Hartman GL, Rupe JC, Sikora EJ, Domier LL, Davis JA and Steffey KL. APS Press, St. Paul MN, USA
Broders, KD, Lipps, PE, Paul, PA, and Dorrance, AE. 2007. Evaluation of Fusarium graminearum associated with corn and soybean seed and seedling disease in Ohio. Plant Dis. 91:1155-1160.
Ellis, L., Broders, KD., Paul, PA. and Dorrance, AE. 2011. Infection of soybean seed by Fusarium graminearum and effect of
seed treatments on disease under controlled conditions. Plant Dis. 95:401- 407.
Avena sativa
oat
No
GIBBZE-15,GIBBZE-17
Pathway not proven. Grain can be infected by this pathogen and recovered from samples. However, evidence is circumstantial that seed is pathway for field infections. Grain is affected by the mycotoxins.
No
Fungicide seed treatments have been described for corn and wheat (GIBBZE-1).
Clear RM, Patrick SK, Platford RG and Desjardins M. 1996. Occurrence and distribution of Fusarium species in barley and oat seed from Manitoba in 1993 and 1994. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 18:409-414
Richardson, MJ. 1970. Gibberella zeae on Oats in Scotland, 1967–1969. Plant Pathology 19:104-106
Secale cereale
rye
No
Rye can be a host of this pathogen, but no references were found indicating seed is a pathway. Seed may be inferred as a pathway because seed can be a pathway for corn and wheat.
Oryza sativa
rice
No
GIBBZE-17,GIBBZE-18
Pathway not proven. Rice grains are infected by this pathogen but seed inoculum in disease development is unclear. Field debris is the primary source of incoulm.
None found
Fungicide seed treatments have been described for corn and wheat (GIBBZE-1)
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