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Phaeocytostroma ambiguum
(stalk and root rot )
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Scientific name
Phaeocytostroma ambiguum
Common Name
stalk and root rot
Other Names
Phaeocytosporella zeae, Sphaeropsis ambigua, Phaeocytostroma istrica
Distribution
Hungary, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Spain and Portugal
US Distribution
IL, IN
Data Reviewed
2022-12-01
Type
fungus
Countries Listing Pest
Thailand
Host Range
corn
Acronym
PHCSAM
Comments
1 Known Hosts
Zea mays (corn)
Scientific name
Zea mays
Crop
corn
Seed a Pathway
No
Reference
PHCSAM-2
Comments:
Pathway not proven. Research was done on artificially inoculated seeds under laboratory conditions. No evidence of seed transmission in nature.
Seed test
Yes
Detection type
Grow out
Seed Detection Comments
Grow outs were used in research. This method has not been validated or standardized.
Reccomended Health Test
Test Reference
PHCSAM-2
Risk Type
Risk Comments
Risk Reference
Reference Index
PHCSAM-2
McGee, DC. 1988. Maize Diseases: A reference Source for Seed Technologists. APS Press, St. Paul, MN USA. 150 pp.
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