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eilianum). Both hybrids have females developed<br />

for the Bajio and their poll<strong>in</strong>ator is RTx 430 (Williams<br />

1980).<br />

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the sorghum<br />

diseases spread to other sorghum-produc<strong>in</strong>g<br />

areas. In Guanajuato, sorghum downy mildew<br />

and head blight (Fusarium monilifonne) were reported<br />

as prevalent (Narro et al. 1983). In Michoacan<br />

and Jalisco, leaf blight (Exserohilum<br />

turcicum), rust (Pucc<strong>in</strong>ia purpurea), downy mildew,<br />

stalk rot, and head blight appeared (Betancourt<br />

1980). Areas such as Nuevo Leon were<br />

affected ma<strong>in</strong>ly by downy mildew, head smut,<br />

rust, leaf blight, maize dwany mosaic virus<br />

(MDMV) and anthracnose (Colletotrichum gram<strong>in</strong>icola)<br />

(De la Garza 1980). At present, field data<br />

on the effects of these diseases on yield have not<br />

been recorded, but it has been estimated that<br />

they are responsible for 10-15% of the crop<br />

losses, and thus are second after weeds <strong>in</strong> sorghum<br />

problems <strong>in</strong> Mexico.<br />

The diseases of sorghum <strong>in</strong> Mexico are<br />

grouped <strong>in</strong>to n<strong>in</strong>e classes. <strong>Diseases</strong> are grouped<br />

accord<strong>in</strong>g to their presence dur<strong>in</strong>g crop development;<br />

the prevalence, importance, and distribution<br />

of each group is described <strong>in</strong> Table 1.<br />

Table 1. Relative prevalence, importance, and distribution of sorghum diseases <strong>in</strong> Mexico, 1987.<br />

Disease<br />

Seedl<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Fusarium spp, Pythium spp,<br />

Rizoctonia spp, and Aspergillus spp<br />

Prevalence<br />

1<br />

Importance<br />

2 Distribution<br />

+ 1 Tamaulipas, Jalisco, Guanajuato<br />

Downy mildews<br />

<strong>Sorghum</strong>: Peronosclerospora sorghi ++ 2 Tamaulipas, Michoacan, Jalisco, Nuevo<br />

Leon, Veracruz, Nayarit, Colima,<br />

Morelos, Chiapas<br />

Crazy top: Sclerophthora macrospora + 1 Tamaulipas, Jalisco, Guanajuato,<br />

Michoacan, Veracruz, Chiapas, Nuevo<br />

Leon, Morelos<br />

Virus<br />

Maize dwarf mosaic virus<br />

(MDMV)<br />

++ 2 Guanajuato, Jalisco, Tamaulipas,<br />

Chiapas, Veracruz, Morelos, Colima<br />

Foliar<br />

Leaf blight: Exserohilum turcicum +++ 3 Jalisco, Michoacan, Guanajuato,<br />

Nayarit, Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon,<br />

S<strong>in</strong>aloa, Morelos, Veracruz, Campeche<br />

Leaf anthracnose: Colletotrichum<br />

gram<strong>in</strong>icola<br />

Zonate leaf spot: Gloeocercospora<br />

sorghi<br />

++ 2 Tamaulipas, Nayarit, Veracruz, Nuevo<br />

Leon, Jalisco, Guanajuato<br />

++ 2 Jalisco, Yucatan, Tamaulipas, Veracruz,<br />

Morelos, Chiapas, Nuevo Leon,<br />

Michoacan<br />

Gray leaf spot: Cercospora sorghi ++ 2 Tamaulipas, Yucatan, Nayarit, Nuevo<br />

Leon, Campeche, Veracruz, Jalisco,<br />

Guanajuato, Michoacan<br />

Bacterial leaf streak: Xanthomonas<br />

campestris pv. holcicola<br />

Bacterial leaf stripe: Pseudomonas<br />

andropogoni<br />

+ 2 Guanajuato, S<strong>in</strong>aloa, Sonora, Jalisco,<br />

Yucatan, Morelos<br />

+ 1 Tamaulipas, Chiapas, Jalisco, Yucatan,<br />

Campeche, Guanajuato, Michoacan<br />

Sooty stripe + 0 Jalisco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz,<br />

Campeche<br />

76<br />

Cont<strong>in</strong>ued

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