Antagonistic interactions between maize seeds microbiome species and the late wilt disease agent, Magnaporthiopsis maydis.

ABSTRACT: Magnaporthiopsis maydis is a maize pathogen that causes severe damage to commercial corn fields in the late growth stages. Late wilt disease (LWD) has spread since its discovery in the 1960s in Egypt and is now reported in about 10 countries. The pathogen has a hidden endophytic lifecycle in resistant corn plants and secondary hosts such as green foxtail, watermelon lupin and cotton. At the same time, it could be an opportunist and hinder the host development under the right conditions. This study uncovered M. maydis interactions with newly identified maize endophytes. To this end, six fungi were isolated from the seeds of three sweet corn cultivars having varying susceptibility to LWD. These isolates were identified using colony morphology and microscopic characterization, u

SUBMITTER: Degani O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11337106 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature