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Gibberella ear rot of corn caused by Fusarium asiaticum in Japan

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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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  1. NARO Kyushu Okinawa National Agricultural Research Center, 2421 Suya, Koshi, Kumamoto, 861-1192, Japan

    Akira Kawakami, Naoki Kato, Takahide Sasaya, Hiroyoshi Inoue, Atsushi Miyasaka & Kazuyuki Hirayae

  2. NARO Western Region Agricultural Research Center, 6-12-1 Nishifukatsu, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, 721-8514, Japan

    Keisuke Tomioka

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Kawakami, A., Kato, N., Sasaya, T. et al. Gibberella ear rot of corn caused by Fusarium asiaticum in Japan. J Gen Plant Pathol 81, 324–327 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-015-0593-z

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