Septoria secalis also known as Septoria Leaf Blotch is a fungal plant pathogen infecting rye.

Septoria secalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Capnodiales
Family: Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus: Septoria
Species:
S. secalis
Binomial name
Septoria secalis
Prill. & Delacr., (1889)

Morphology & Biology edit

Septoria secalis[1] is a common disease that mainly attacks rye leaves. Small spots appear between leaf veins, elongate, then turn yellow-brown and become pale. The disease appears most often on seedling leaves during the autumn, but also affects adult plants.

Economic Impact edit

Severe attacks of Septoria secalis can result in crop yield losses between 10% and 40%.[2] Common control measures include crop rotation, the ploughing of plant debris, and fungicidal treatment of affected plants. Yan & Hunt 2001 finds that in most years SLB is the primary yield loss factor in Ontario, Canada.[3] It is also a pathogen of concern in Europe.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Ainsworth, G. C. (February 1972). "Ainsworth & Bisby's "Dictionary of the Fungi"". Taxon. 21 (1): 179. doi:10.2307/1219250. ISSN 0040-0262. JSTOR 1219250.
  2. ^ Henry, Monique; Adams, Michael J. (2003), "Other Cereals", Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Major Crops in Developing Countries, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 337–354, doi:10.1007/978-94-007-0791-7_13, ISBN 978-94-010-3729-7, retrieved 2022-05-17
  3. ^
    Yan, Weikai; Kang, Manjit; Ma, Baoluo; Woods, Sheila; Cornelius, Paul (2007). "GGE Biplot vs. AMMI Analysis of Genotype-by-Environment Data". Crop Science. 47 (2). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: 643–653. doi:10.2135/cropsci2006.06.0374. eISSN 1435-0653. ISSN 0011-183X.
    This review cites this research.
    Yan, Weikai; Hunt, L.A. (2001). "Interpretation of Genotype × Environment Interaction for Winter Wheat Yield in Ontario". Crop Science. 41 (1). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: 19–25. doi:10.2135/cropsci2001.41119x. eISSN 1435-0653. ISSN 0011-183X. S2CID 83687540.
  4. ^ "Septoria secalis (SEPTSE)[Overview]". EPPO Global Database. 2002. Retrieved 2023-04-17.