Genetic Differentiation and Mixed Reproductive Strategies in the Northern Corn Leaf Blight Pathogen Setosphaeria turcica From Sweet Corn in Fujian Province, China.

ABSTRACT: The northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) pathogen Setosphaeria turcica (Luttrell) Leonard and Suggs is one of the main biotic constraints on sweet corn (Zea mays L.) yield and quality in Fujian Province, China. Currently, however, there is comparatively little information available regarding the distribution of mating types, population genetics, and reproductive strategies of this pathogen in Fujian. In this study, we investigated the distribution of mating types and population genetics of 117 isolates of S. turcica collected from seven of the main sweet corn-growing regions in Fujian Province, based on multiple polymerase chain reaction analyses using two mating type-specific primer pairs and 11 inter-simple sequence repeat markers. Furthermore, we examined the mode of re

SUBMITTER: Dai Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8187859 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature