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Sclerospora graminicola (downy mildew of pearl millet )
Sclerospora graminicola
downy mildew of pearl millet
Peronospora graminicola, Peronospora setariae, Protomyces graminicola,Sclerospora graminicola var. setariae--italicae, Ustilago urbani
Africa, Asia, Europe, Canada, Mexico, Fiji, Argentina
Widespread in Southeastern US, not reported in Western US
2023-08-21 16:53:44
fungus
Thailand
pearl millet, millet. sugarcane, corn, foxtail millet, duram wheat, sorghum, several wild grasses
SCLPGR
This is an important disease of pearl millet, especially in the tropic climates. Other hosts seem to be unimportant or incidental.
4 Known Hosts
Saccharum officinarum
sugarcane
No
No references found indicating sugarcane seed is a pathway. Sugarcane is not an important host for this pathogen.
Zea mays
corn
No
SCLPGR-1
Seed is not known to be a pathway. Corn is an unimportant host for the pathogen and has only been reported in corn once in 1928.
SCLPGR-1
McGee, DC. 1988. Maize Diseases: A reference Source for Seed Technologists. APS Press, St. Paul, MN USA. 150 pp.
Triticum aestivum
wheat
No
No references found indicating wheat seed is a pathway. Wheat is not an important host for this pathogen and has only been reported once in Italy (ARS GRIN).
Sorghum bicolor
sorghum
No
No references found indicating sorghum seed is a pathway. Sorghum is not an important host for this pathogen.
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