Occurrence and field evaluation of promising sugarcane genotypes for resistance to midrib red rot disease in China

• Published in: Plant pathology Vol. 73; no. 6; pp. 1469 - 1479
• Main Authors: Jiang, Chunxiu, Xu, Yuzhi, Wei, Yibin, Khan, Muhammad Tahir, Wu, Yuling, Li, Huojian, Chen, Jun, Zhang, Chi, Zeng, Lifang, Zhang, Muqing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2024
• Subjects: cluster analysis; Colletotrichum falcatum; Discriminant analysis; Disease resistance; Genotypes; midrib red rot disease; Plant diseases; Red rot; Sugarcane; Variance analysis; China

Sugarcane midrib red rot caused by Colletotrichum falcatum is widespread in China. Standardizing the resistance evaluation methods and screening resistant varieties against this disease is crucial. C. falcatum was determined as the causal agent of midrib red rot by isolating and identifying pathogen...