Journal of General Plant Pathology (2015) 81, 324-327

Akira Kawakami, Naoki Kato, Takahide Sasaya, Keisuke Tomioka, Hiroyoshi Inoue, Atsushi Miyasaka and Kazuyuki Hirayae (2015)
Gibberella ear rot of corn caused by Fusarium asiaticum in Japan
Journal of General Plant Pathology 81 (4), 324-327
Abstract: Ear rot with white or pink mold was found on corn (Zea mays L.). A species of Fusarium, not registered previously as a pathogen causing Gibberella ear rot of corn in Japan, was isolated from the rotted ear. The isolates, identified as F. asiaticum based on morphological characteristics and nucleotide sequences, caused white or pink mold on corn ear after inoculation. Moreover, the 3-acetyl deoxynivalenol chemotype and the nivalenol chemotype were found in the isolates. We propose to include F. asiaticum as one of the pathogens causing Gibberella ear rot of corn in Japan.
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Database assignments for author(s): Akira Kawakami, Takahide Sasaya

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Fusarium asiaticum	Maize/corn (Zea mays)	Japan