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on mature host plants, they infect and cause local lesions on the leaves. These lesions do not systemically infect the plants, and there is little overall damage from them. If the conidia land on a plant that is only a few weeks old or less, the plant is susceptible to systemic infection by the conidia. The conidia can be the main cause of the infection if they are being produced on a host plant that is in the same area as other susceptible host plants that are just emerging from the ground.
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The chlorotic leaves develop white streaks. These white streaks are the location of oospore production. This only occurs in plants that were systemically infected as a seedling. When the oospores become mature, the white streaks on the leaves turn brown and become necrotic. These necrotic areas become shredded over time, which is how the mature oospores are disseminated. The spores are carried by the wind, and they become the source of inoculum in subsequent generations.
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United States where it is overwhelmingly used for animal feed. In many of the areas where sorghum is a staple crop, in Africa, Asia, and Latin
America, access to agricultural technology is poor and yields are low as a result. This makes control of sorghum downy mildew especially important, as infections can dramatically reduce yield further.
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causes the most significant yield reduction in corn and sorghum when plants are infected systemically. Models from the United States have demonstrated a direct relationship between incidence of systemic infection and yield loss. Sorghum downy mildew has been reported in 44 countries. It is endemic in
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of the seed. The oospores and mycelium that are present in the seed often lose their viability when the seeds are dried, but under the right circumstances, it is possible for these infected seeds to become a source of inoculum, infecting the maize plant as it grows. Infection of the seed itself often
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include chlorosis of the leaves, followed by white streaking of the leaves. The leaves could also have a white, downy growth on the underside of the leaf blade. The white streaked areas of leaves become necrotic over time, leading to a shredded leaf appearance. In the maturing plant, the reproductive
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If sorghum plants are young and produce conidia on their leaves, this type of infection often leads to the death of the plant. If the sorghum plants are older, the pathogen will often produce oospores in the leaves. Plants are usually capable of surviving this type of infection and will survive until
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on the leaf surface. It is the conidia and the conidiophores that cause the white, downy growth on the undersides of the leaves. Conidia develop quickly and are released from their conidiophores within five hours of maturation. After they are released, they are wind disseminated. If the conidia land
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In areas where conidia are the principal source of inoculum, such as in most of the tropics, early planting can be effective in avoiding secondary infections. This is because an early crop will be able to avoid infection from conidia produced by later infected crops in the region. For inoculum that
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A variety of cultural controls are effective against sorghum downy mildew. In areas where oospores are the principal source of inoculum, such as in the United States, crop rotation is an effective strategy, as oospores will be stimulated to germinate by both host and non-host crops, but will not be
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requires warm temperatures and high humidity for it to prosper. Oospores are usually the primary inoculum, and they are found in the soil. The soil must be moist to ensure proper germination of the oospores. Soils that have had little tillage will often stay damp longer than highly tilled soils and
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of this disease. They are present in the soil when the host seedlings are germinating. The oospores then infect the roots of the seedlings. This type of infection is a systemic infection of the plant. The pathogen grows throughout the plant, infecting the leaves as they grow, leading to chlorosis.
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of the leaves. As the plant grows, it often shows stunting, and necrotic lesions begin to form on the leaves. As the leaves continue to grow, a white, downy growth may develop in the necrotic lesions, especially on the underside of the leaves. This downy growth is the result of the production of
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has a polycyclic disease cycle. It is capable of causing secondary infections of susceptible hosts throughout the growing season. Its resting structures, the structures that allow the pathogen to overwinter, are the oospores. These oospores are produced in the infected plants from the previous
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growing season. They are often disseminated by wind. The oospores can overwinter in the soil and in the debris on the surface of the soil. The oospores have very thick walls, which makes them capable of surviving in the soil for years under many different weather conditions.
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harbor oospores in the rooting zone of the host plant, which leads to an increased chance of infection. If the same host is grown in the same area year after year, the oospores may continue to build up in the soil, providing more primary inoculum for every following year.
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many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, where it causes severe reductions in corn and sorghum yield. In corn, losses due to the disease are estimated to range from 15-20% in Uganda, and epidemics have caused losses from 10 to 100% in Zaire.
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Sorghum Downy Mildew in Sorghum in the Sudanosahelian Savanna Zones of Nigeria. Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2(2): 218-222. Dec,
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of the white striped tissue. When the leaves die, they begin to become shredded in appearance, similar to hail damage. This symptom is associated with the production of oospores in the leaf tissue.
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Frinking, et al. The
Epidemiology, Variability And Control Of The Downy Mildews Of Pearl Millet And Sorghum, With Particular Reference To Africa. Plant Pathology 47.5 (1998): 544-569.
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Dispersal of Oospores of Peronosclerospora sorghi from sorghum. Plant Pathology (1997) 46, 439-449.
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Transmission of Maize Downy Mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi) in Nigeria. V.O. Adenle and K.F. Cardwell. Plant Pathology (2000) 49, 628-634.
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around the world, but causes the most severe yield reductions in Africa. The disease is controlled mainly through genetic resistance, chemical control,
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Isakeit, T., and J. Jaster. Texas has a New
Pathotype of Peronosclerospora Sorghi, the Cause of Sorghum Downy Mildew. Plant Disease 89.5 (2005): 529.
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maturity. The disease may cause the tassels and ears of maize plants to develop improperly or not form at all. This also occurs within the
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of the seedlings is very common after infection. As the leaves get older, they can express white striping, which eventually leads to the
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Richard A. Frederlksen. Sorghum Downy Mildew in the United States: Overview and
Outlook. Plant Disease Vol. 64 No. 10. Oct, 1980.
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Resistance to Downy Mildew in Wild and Weedy Sorghums. Crop Science 42.4 (2002): 1357-60.
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