Curvularia lunata and Curvularia Leaf Spot of Maize in China

Shaoqing Wang; Zhixiang Lu; Bo Lang; Xinhua Wang; Yaqian Li; Jie Chen

doi:10.1021/acsomega.2c03013

Curvularia lunata and Curvularia Leaf Spot of Maize in China

ACS Omega. 2022 Dec 14;7(51):47462-47470. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.2c03013. eCollection 2022 Dec 27.

Authors

Shaoqing Wang^{1

2

3}, Zhixiang Lu^{1

2

3}, Bo Lang^{1

2

3}, Xinhua Wang^{1

2

3}, Yaqian Li^{1

2

3}, Jie Chen^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China.
² Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China.
³ Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (South), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China.

Abstract

Curvularia leaf spot (CLS), primarily caused by Curvularia lunata (Wakker) Boedijn (C. lunata), is widely distributed in maize production regions in China. It occurs in all the developmental stages of maize and causes economic losses. The epidemic and yield loss estimation models have been constructed for the disease. C. lunata has obvious virulence differentiation and produces multiple virulence factors. CLS is managed by application of chemical and biological agents and by quantitative resistance conferred by 5 to 6 quantitative trait loci (QTL). This review summarizes research on the understanding of CLS biological characteristics, virulence factors of C. lunata, host resistance genetics, and disease management strategies in China.

Publication types

Review