A review: Late wilt of maize—the pathogen, the disease, current status, and future perspective

O Degani - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Late wilt (LWD) is a vascular wilt disease that outbursts late in maize development, usually
during or after flowering. The disease causal agent, the soil and seed-borne fungi …

Trichoderma Biological Control to Protect Sensitive Maize Hybrids against Late Wilt Disease in the Field

O Degani, S Dor - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Late wilt, a disease severely affecting maize fields throughout Israel, is characterized by the
relatively rapid wilting of maize plants from the tasseling stage to maturity. The disease is …

New Antifungal Compound, 6-Pentyl-α-Pyrone, against the Maize Late Wilt Pathogen, Magnaporthiopsis maydis

O Degani, A Gordani - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
6-pentyl-α-pyrone (6-PP) is a powerful Magnaporthiopsis maydis antifungal compound,
recently discovered when the potent growth medium of Trichoderma asperellum was …

Control strategies to cope with late wilt of maize

O Degani - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Control of maize late wilt disease (LWD) has been at the forefront of research efforts since
the discovery of the disease in the 1960s. The disease has become a major economic …

Trichoderma asperellum Secreted 6-Pentyl-α-Pyrone to Control Magnaporthiopsis maydis, the Maize Late Wilt Disease Agent

O Degani, S Khatib, P Becher, A Gordani, R Harris - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The maize (Zea mays L.) late wilt disease, caused by the fungus
Magnaporthiopsis maydis, is considered the most severe threat to commercial maize …

Interactions between Magnaporthiopsis maydis and Macrophomina phaseolina, the Causes of Wilt Diseases in Maize and Cotton

O Degani, S Dor, D Abraham, R Cohen - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fungal pathogens are a significant threat to crops worldwide. The soil fungus,
Magnaporthiopsis maydis, severely affects sensitive maize hybrids by causing the rapid …

Crop rotation and minimal tillage selectively affect maize growth promotion under late wilt disease stress

O Degani, A Gordani, P Becher, A Chen, O Rabinovitz - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, worldwide scientific efforts towards controlling maize late wilt disease (LWD)
have focused on eco-friendly approaches that minimize the environmental impact and …

Evaluating Azoxystrobin seed coating against maize late wilt disease using a sensitive qPCR-based method

O Degani, D Movshowitz, S Dor, A Meerson… - Plant …, 2019 - Am Phytopath Society
Harpophora maydis, a phytopathogenic fungus, causes late wilt, a severe vascular maize
disease characterized by relatively rapid wilting of maize plants near fertilization. The …

Molecular Tracking and Remote Sensing to Evaluate New Chemical Treatments Against the Maize Late Wilt Disease Causal Agent, Magnaporthiopsis maydis

O Degani, S Dor, A Chen, V Orlov-Levin… - Journal of Fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Late wilt is a destructive disease of corn: outbreaks occur at the advanced growth stage and
lead to severe dehydration of susceptible hybrids. The disease's causal agent is the fungus …

Effective chemical protection against the maize late wilt causal agent, Harpophora maydis, in the field

O Degani, S Dor, D Movshowitz, E Fraidman… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Late wilt, a disease severely affecting maize fields throughout Israel, is characterized by
relatively rapid wilting of maize plants before tasseling and until shortly before maturity. The …