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Detection of the race of Exserohilum turcicum [(Pass.) K.J. Leonard & Suggs] causing northern leaf blight diseases of corn in Turkey

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Northern Leaf Blight caused by Exserohilum turcicum is the most significant disease in corn growing fields. The most important strategy for controlling Northern Leaf Blight is to use resistant varieties derived from qualitative and quantitative traits of corn grown around the world. Northern Leaf Blight threats to corn production because of the presence of E. turcicum races and new races potential. Therefore, in order to obtain and use resistant lines at the regional level, it is necessary to determine pathogen races. For this reason, the objective of this study was to identify races of 50 E. turcicum isolates collected by the survey carried out on 7 important corn producing areas, Sakarya, Samsun, Ordu, Adana, Mardin, Osmaniye, and Mersin provinces, belonging to the Marmara, Black Sea, Mediterranean and Southeastern Anatolia regions of Turkey. In result, 8 different races of northern leaf blight, namely 0, 1, 2, 123, N, 1 N, 3 N, 12 N were found in Turkey. The most common races were identified as race 0 and race 1. In addition, molecular identification studies confirmed the validity of morphologically identified E. turcicum isolates.

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This work was funded by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK).

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  1. Department of Breeding and Genetics, Diseases and Pest Resistance, Field Crops Central Research Institute, Ankara, Turkey

    Emine Burcu Turgay

  2. Plant Protection Central Reseach Institute, Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey

    Orhan Büyük

  3. Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Atakum, Samsun, Turkey

    Berna Tunalı

  4. Directorate of Plant Protection Research Institute, İzmir, Turkey

    Özlem Helvacıoğlu

  5. Department of Plant Protection Faculty of Agriculture, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey

    Şener Kurt

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Turgay, E.B., Büyük, O., Tunalı, B. et al. Detection of the race of Exserohilum turcicum [(Pass.) K.J. Leonard & Suggs] causing northern leaf blight diseases of corn in Turkey. J Plant Pathol 102, 387–393 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-019-00440-1

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