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Bipolaris maydis (Nisikado & Miyake) Shoem.<br />

(Bipolaris species "with" Cochliobolus teleomorph)<br />

Helminthosporium maydis Nisikado & Miyake<br />

Drechslera maydis (Nisikado & Miyakae) Subram. & Jain<br />

Teleomorph. Cochliobolus heterostrophus (Drechsler) Drechsler<br />

Symptoms on grain. Colony on seed is pale to mid-dark golden brown with some white aerial<br />

mycelium, and moderate in density (Fig. 26). A black matted mold may cover <strong>the</strong> affected grain<br />

and can reduce germination.<br />

Morphology. Conidiophores are mid- to dark brown, medium to long, commonly long,<br />

slender, straight or curved, single or in groups <strong>of</strong> 2 or 3, pale near <strong>the</strong> apex, smooth, up to 700<br />

μm long, and 5-10 μm thick, and bear conidia at wide intervals. Conidia are distinctly curved,<br />

broad in <strong>the</strong> middle, sharply tapering towards rounded ends, pale to mid-dark golden brown,<br />

smooth, 5-11 septate, mostly 70-160 μm long, 15-20 μm thick in <strong>the</strong> broadest part; and point<br />

<strong>of</strong> attachment is dark, <strong>of</strong>ten flat, and 3-5 μm wide (Fig. 27).<br />

Pseudo<strong>the</strong>cia contain asci with four slender, thread-like, 5-9 septate ascospores (6-7 x<br />

130-340 μm) arranged in parallel coils. Pseudo<strong>the</strong>cia rarely occur under natural conditions.<br />

Quick clue. Conidia are light brown, slender, typically curved, and tapering sharply towards<br />

both ends. The curvature is more pronounced than in any o<strong>the</strong>r related species. Conidiophores<br />

are usually long, slender, alternately bent, and bearing conidia at wide intervals.<br />

Importance. Bipolaris maydis is distributed worldwide but predominantly in <strong>the</strong> tropics and<br />

subtropics. There are quarantine restrictions in many countries including Malaysia. Maize<br />

germplasm with male sterile T cytoplasm also has quarantine restrictions. Bipolaris maydis<br />

produces four host-specific toxins <strong>of</strong> race T and C. heterostrophus produces ophiobolin B,<br />

ophiobolin C, ophiobolin F, anhydroophiobolin A, 6-epiophiobolin A, and geranylnerolidol<br />

(Ishibashi 1962; Nozoe et al. 1965, 1966; Canonica et al. 1966; Tsuda et al. 1967; Cordell<br />

1974; Karr et al. 1974, 1975; Payne and Yoder 1978; Sugawera et al. 1987).<br />

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