Advancements in Research on Prevention and Control Strategies for Maize White Spot Disease

E Xing, X Fan, F Jiang, Y Zhang - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Maize white spot (MWS), caused by the bacterium Pantoea ananatis, is a serious disease
that significantly impacts maize production and productivity. In recent years, outbreaks of …

Genome wide association study identifies SNPs associated with northern corn leaf blight caused by Exserohilum turcicum in tropical maize germplasm (Zea mays L.)

DA Rizzardi, E Peterlini, CA Scapim, RJB Pinto… - Euphytica, 2022 - Springer
The Northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) caused by the fungus Exserohilum turcicum is one of
the oldest and most important leaf diseases of corn, occurring widely in Brazil and in the …

Genetic diversity and population structure of maize inbred lines using phenotypic traits and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers

SP Dube, J Sibiya, F Kutu - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding germplasm's genetic diversity is essential for developing new and improved
cultivars with stable yields under diverse environments. The objective of this study was to …

Detecting the early stage of phaeosphaeria leaf spot infestations in maize crop using in situ hyperspectral data and guided regularized random forest algorithm

E Adam, H Deng, J Odindi… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Phaeosphaeria leaf spot (PLS) is considered one of the major diseases that threaten the
stability of maize production in tropical and subtropical African regions. The objective of the …

Detecting the severity of maize streak virus infestations in maize crop using in situ hyperspectral data

I Dhau, E Adam, O Mutanga, KK Ayisi - Transactions of the Royal …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Maize streak geminivirus (MSV) causes maize streak disease, a major disease limiting
maize production over widespread areas of Africa. There has always been an urgency to …

Testing the capability of spectral resolution of the new multispectral sensors on detecting the severity of grey leaf spot disease in maize crop

I Dhau, E Adam, O Mutanga, K Ayisi… - Geocarto …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, we tested whether GLS field symptoms on maize can be detected using
hyperspectral data re-sampled to WorldView-2, Quickbird, RapidEye and Sentinel-2 …

Combining ability and GGE biplot analyses for resistance to northern leaf blight in tropical and subtropical elite maize inbred lines

J Sibiya, P Tongoona, J Derera - Euphytica, 2013 - Springer
The incidence and severity of northern leaf blight (NLB) disease has increased in Southern
Africa in the past years with previously resistant cultivars being affected; implying more …

[PDF][PDF] Smallholder farmers' perceptions of maize diseases, pests, and other production constraints, their implications for maize breeding and evaluation of local maize …

J Sibiya, P Tongoona, J Derera… - African Journal of …, 2013 - researchgate.net
Diseases and pests are among the major constraints limiting maize productivity in the
smallholder (SH) farming sector of sub-Saharan Africa. The objectives of this study were …

[HTML][HTML] Diallel analysis of tolerance to drought in cowpea genotypes

EV Rodrigues, KJ Damasceno-Silva, MDM Rocha… - Revista …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
The low use of technologies by farmers and the occurrence of biotic and abiotic stresses are
limiting factors for cowpea production in the Brazilian Northeast region. The tolerance of …

A review on detection and differentiation of maize diseases and pests by imaging sensors

A Pfordt, S Paulus - Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, 2025 - Springer
Maize (Zea mays) is one of the most important cereal crops globally, providing food, feed,
and fuel for humans and animals. However, the production of maize is frequently challenged …