Multi-Gene Phylogenetic Approach for Identification and Diversity Analysis of <i>Bipolaris maydis</i> and <i>Curvularia lunata</i> Isolates Causing Foliar Blight of <i>Zea mays</i>.

ABSTRACT: Bipolaris species are known to be important plant pathogens that commonly cause leaf spot, root rot, and seedling blight in a wide range of hosts worldwide. In 2017, complex symptomatic cases of maydis leaf blight (caused by Bipolaris maydis) and maize leaf spot (caused by Curvularia lunata) have become increasingly significant in the main maize-growing regions of India. A total of 186 samples of maydis leaf blight and 129 maize leaf spot samples were collected, in 2017, from 20 sampling sites in the main maize-growing regions of India to explore the diversity and identity of this pathogenic causal agent. A total of 77 Bipolaris maydis isolates and 74 Curvularia lunata isolates were screened based on morphological and molecular characterization and phylog

SUBMITTER: Manzar N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9410300 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature