Ergot: A New Disease Threat to Sorghum in the Americas and Australia

HomePlant DiseaseVol. 82, No. 4Ergot: A New Disease Threat to Sorghum in the Americas and Australia PreviousNext OPENOpen Access licenseErgot: A New Disease Threat to Sorghum in the Americas and AustraliaRanajit Bandyopadhyay, Debra E. Frederickson, Neal W. McLaren, Gary N. Odvody, and Malcolm J. RyleyRanajit BandyopadhyaySearch for more papers by this author, Debra E. FredericksonSearch for more papers by this author, Neal W. McLarenSearch for more papers by this author, Gary N. OdvodySearch for more papers by this author, and Malcolm J. RyleySearch for more papers by this authorAffiliationsAuthors and Affiliations Ranajit Bandyopadhyay , International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, India Debra E. Frederickson , University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe Neal W. McLaren , Grain Crops Research Institute, Potchefstroom, South Africa Gary N. Odvody , Texas A&M University Agricultural Research and Experiment Center, Corpus Christi Malcolm J. Ryley , Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Toowoomba, Australia Published Online:22 Feb 2007https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS.1998.82.4.356AboutSectionsPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailWechat DetailsFiguresLiterature CitedRelated Vol. 82, No. 4 April 1998SubscribeISSN:0191-2917e-ISSN:1943-7692 Metrics Article History Issue Date: 25 Jan 2008Published: 22 Feb 2007 Pages: 356-367 Information© 1998 The American Phytopathological SocietyPDF downloadCited byResistance of Sorghum Genotypes to Ergot (Claviceps Species)21 May 2023 | Agriculture, Vol. 13, No. 5Ergot in Canadian cereals – relevance, occurrence, and current status6 June 2022 | Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, Vol. 44, No. 6Claviceps sorghicolaCABI Compendium, Vol. CABI CompendiumClaviceps africana (ergot)CABI Compendium, Vol. CABI CompendiumClaviceps sorghi (sorghum ergot)CABI Compendium, Vol. CABI CompendiumCritical Analysis and Evaluation of Groundnut Value Chain for Revamping Its Production for Global Food Security29 April 2022Key Global Actions for Mycotoxin Management in Wheat and Other Small Grains14 October 2021 | Toxins, Vol. 13, No. 10Diseases of Johnsongrass ( Sorghum halepense ): possible role as a reservoir of pathogens affecting other plants19 April 2021 | Weed Science, Vol. 69, No. 4Deterioration of ovary plays a key role in heat stress‐induced spikelet sterility in sorghum1 December 2019 | Plant, Cell & Environment, Vol. 43, No. 2Sorghum Hybrid Seed Production and Quality Management: Important Considerations5 January 2021Breeding for Resistance to Biotic Stresses5 January 2021Variation of Fungal Metabolites in Sorghum Malts Used to Prepare Namibian Traditional Fermented Beverages Omalodu and Otombo16 March 2019 | Toxins, Vol. 11, No. 3The Biology and Control of Sorghum Diseases11 January 2019Marker-Assisted Breeding in SorghumAdvances in Sorghum Disease ResistanceDispersal Potential of Ergot Spores by Insects Foraging in the Perennial Ryegrass Fields in the Columbia Basin of Oregon and Washington15 August 2019 | Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management, Vol. 5, No. 1Exploring the potential of applying infrared vibrational (micro)spectroscopy in ergot alkaloids determination: Techniques, current status, and challenges19 September 2017 | Applied Spectroscopy Reviews, Vol. 53, No. 5Newly discovered ergot alkaloids in Sorghum ergot Claviceps africana occurring for the first time in IsraelFood Chemistry, Vol. 219Multipotent and Poly-therapeutic Fungal Alkaloids of Claviceps purpurea4 November 2017Effects of Temperature and Duration of Preconditioning Cold Treatment on Sclerotial Germination of Claviceps purpureaSai Sree Uppala, B. 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