Corn yield loss estimates due to diseases in the United States and Ontario, Canada, from 2016 to 2019

Daren S. Mueller; Kiersten A. Wise; Adam J. Sisson; Tom W. Allen; Gary C. Bergstrom; Kaitlyn M. Bissonnette; Carl A. Bradley; Emmanuel Byamukama; Martin I. Chilvers; Alyssa A. Collins; Paul D. Esker; Travis R. Faske; Andrew J. Friskop; Austin K. Hagan; Ron W. Heiniger; Clayton A. Hollier; Tom Isakeit; Tamra A. Jackson-Ziems; Douglas J. Jardine; Heather M. Kelly; Nathan M. Kleczewski; Alyssa M. Koehler; Steve R. Koenning; Dean K. Malvick; Hillary L. Mehl; Ron F. Meyer; Pierce A. Paul; Angie J. Peltier; Paul P. Price; Alison E. Robertson; Gregory W. Roth; Edward J. Sikora; Damon L. Smith; Connie A. Tande; Darcy E.P. Telenko; Albert U. Tenuta; Lindsey D. Thiessen; William J. Wiebold

doi:10.1094/PHP-05-20-0038-RS

Corn yield loss estimates due to diseases in the United States and Ontario, Canada, from 2016 to 2019

Daren S. Mueller, Kiersten A. Wise, Adam J. Sisson, Tom W. Allen, Gary C. Bergstrom, Kaitlyn M. Bissonnette, Carl A. Bradley, Emmanuel Byamukama, Martin I. Chilvers, Alyssa A. Collins, Paul D. Esker, Travis R. Faske, Andrew J. Friskop, Austin K. Hagan, Ron W. Heiniger, Clayton A. Hollier, Tom Isakeit, Tamra A. Jackson-Ziems, Douglas J. Jardine, Heather M. KellyNathan M. Kleczewski, Alyssa M. Koehler, Steve R. Koenning, Dean K. Malvick, Hillary L. Mehl, Ron F. Meyer, Pierce A. Paul, Angie J. Peltier, Paul P. Price, Alison E. Robertson, Gregory W. Roth, Edward J. Sikora, Damon L. Smith, Connie A. Tande, Darcy E.P. Telenko, Albert U. Tenuta, Lindsey D. Thiessen, William J. Wiebold

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Abstract

Annual reductions in corn (Zea mays L.) yield caused by diseases were estimated by university Extension-affiliated plant pathologists in 26 corn-producing states in the United States and in Ontario, Canada, from 2016 through 2019. Estimated loss from each disease varied greatly by state or province and year. Gray leaf spot (caused by Cercospora zeae-maydis Tehon & E.Y. Daniels) caused the greatest estimated yield loss in parts of the northern United States and Ontario in all years except 2019, and Fusarium stalk rot (caused by Fusarium spp.) also greatly reduced yield. Tar spot (caused by Phyllachora maydis Maubl.), a relatively new disease in the United States, was estimated to cause substantial yield loss in 2018 and 2019 in several northern states. Gray leaf spot and southern rust (caused by Puccinia polysora Underw.) caused the most estimated yield losses in the southern United States. Unfavorable wet and delayed harvest conditions in 2018 resulted in an estimated 2.5 billion bushels (63.5 million metric tons) of grain contaminated with mycotoxins. The estimated mean economic loss due to reduced yield caused by corn diseases in the United States and Ontario from 2016 to 2019 was US$55.90 per acre (US$138.13 per hectare). Results from this survey provide scientists, corn breeders, government agencies, and educators with data to help inform and prioritize research, policy, and educational efforts in corn pathology and disease management.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	238-247
Number of pages	10
Journal	Plant Health Progress
Volume	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-05-20-0038-RS
State	Published - 2020

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© 2020 The American Phytopathological Society.

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Special thanks to the many people and agribusinesses that supplied information to help inform the disease loss estimates made by members of the Corn Disease Working Group. Support was obtained from the Crop Protection Network to aid in compiling the disease loss estimates. Ontario participation was supported by the Grain Farmers of Ontario, who obtained funding, in part, through 'Growing Forward 2' (GF2), a federal-provincialterritorial initiative. The Agricultural Adaptation Council assists in the delivery of GF2 in Ontario. Thanks to Ethan Stoetzer for providing technical editing. Special thanks to the many people and agribusinesses that supplied information to help inform the disease loss estimates made by members of the Corn Disease Working Group. Support was obtained from the Crop Protection Network to aid in compiling the disease loss estimates. Ontario participation was supported by the Grain Farmers of Ontario, who obtained funding, in part, through ‘Growing Forward 2’ (GF2), a federal-provincial-territorial initiative. The Agricultural Adaptation Council assists in the delivery of GF2 in Ontario. Thanks to Ethan Stoetzer for providing technical editing.

Funders	Funder number
Corn Disease Working Group
Crop Protection Network
Grain Farmers of Ontario
Agricultural Adaptation Council

Keywords

Corn
Disease
Economic loss
Maize
Yield loss

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Plant Science
Horticulture

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Mueller, D. S., Wise, K. A., Sisson, A. J., Allen, T. W., Bergstrom, G. C., Bissonnette, K. M., Bradley, C. A., Byamukama, E., Chilvers, M. I., Collins, A. A., Esker, P. D., Faske, T. R., Friskop, A. J., Hagan, A. K., Heiniger, R. W., Hollier, C. A., Isakeit, T., Jackson-Ziems, T. A., Jardine, D. J., ... Wiebold, W. J. (2020). Corn yield loss estimates due to diseases in the United States and Ontario, Canada, from 2016 to 2019. Plant Health Progress, 21, 238-247. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-05-20-0038-RS

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