EPPO Global Database

Peronosclerospora sorghi(PRSCSO)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Sorghum bicolor (SORVU) Major host
* Jeger, Gilijamse, Bock, & Frinking. (1998). The epidemiology, variability and control of the downy mildews of pearl millet and sorghum, with particular reference to Africa. Plant Pathology, 47(5), 544-569.

* Ngugi HK, King SB, Abayo GO, Reddy YVR (2002) Prevalence, incidence, and severity of sorghum diseases in Western Kenya. Plant Disease 86(1), 65-70.
Zea mays (ZEAMX) Host
* Jeger MJ, Gilijamse E, Bock CH, Frinking HD (1998) The epidemiology, variability and control of the downy mildews of pearl millet and sorghum, with particular reference to Africa. Plant Pathology, 47(5), 544-569.