First report of Fusarium sporotrichioides causing Fusarium fruit rot on peaches in Pakistan.

Peach (Prunus persica) is an important stone fruit crop cultivated on 14,350 hectares in temperate areas of Pakistan, where post-harvest fungal rots cause major economic losses for growers. During April-August 2019, rotted peaches were observed in fruit markets of Rawalpindi district (33° 37' 33.8052'' N and 73° 4' 17.

Occurrence in Seeds and Potential Seed Transmission of pv. in Maize in the United States.

This paper reports original evidence regarding the potential role of seed transmission of pv. in the epidemiology of bacterial leaf streak (BLS) in maize. We evaluated the occurrence of the pathogen on seeds from diseased fields and its subsequent transmission to seedlings.

Evaluating the Performance of a Relative Humidity-Based Warning System for Sooty Blotch and Flyspeck in Iowa.

A warning system for the sooty blotch and flyspeck (SBFS) fungal disease complex of apple, developed originally for use in the southeastern United States, was modified to provide more reliable assessment of SBFS risk in Iowa. Modeling results based on previous research in Iowa and Wisconsin had suggested replacing leaf wetness duration with cumulative hours of relative humidity (RH) ≥97% as the weather input to the SBFS warning system. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the performance of a RH-based SBFS warning system, and to assess the potential economic benefits for its use in Iowa.

Roles of Genotype-Determined Mycotoxins in Maize Seedling Blight Caused by Fusarium graminearum.

Fusarium graminearum is an important causal agent of maize seedling blight. The species includes several chemotypes that produce various forms of deoxynivalenol (DON) and nivalenol (NIV). To understand the effects and roles of F.