Abstract
Screening of Maize Inbred Lines Under Artificial Epiphytotic Condition for their Reaction to Turcicum Leaf Blight (TLB) and Common Leaf Rust (CLR)
Highlights
Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important staple food crop and provides raw materials for the livestock and many agro-allied industries in the world [1]
Maize lines were evaluated against Common Leaf Rust (CLR) and Turcicum Leaf Blight (TLB) diseases
Responses were recorded at Ambo and Bako on seven and eighteen maize lines in 2015, respectively
Summary
Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important staple food crop and provides raw materials for the livestock and many agro-allied industries in the world [1]. It is a staple food for several million people in the developing world where they derive their protein and calorie requirements from it. Maize is among the leading cereal crops selected to achieve food self-sufficiency in Ethiopia [2]. Foliar diseases such as turcicum leaf blight (Exserohilum trurcicum) and common rust (Puccinia sorghi Schw) are generally among the important constraints in tropical maize production [4]. The disease was limited to specific areas and varieties, but currently the disease become very important almost in all maize growing agro-ecologies due to climate change and pathogens virulent and/or avirulent shifts
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