Contents 



Introduction and historical overview 1 



Geographical distribution and host range 1 



Yield loss and economic impact 2 



Symptoms 3 



Causal agent 3 



Synonymy 4 



Technical description 4 



Growth on media 6 



Similar-looking fungi 13 



Biology and epidemiology 13 



Overwintering and production of apothecia 13 



Production and release of ascospores and primary infection 1 3 



Secondary infection 13 



Disease development and spread 13 



Histopathology 16 



Fungal genetics and physiology 16 



Toxicity 16 



Disease management 17 



Disease resistance 17 



Field location 17 



Seed source 17 



Seed treatments 17 



Planting 18 



Time of closing 18 



Nitrogen fertilization 18 



Stand density 19 



Fungicide sprays 19 



Harvest 19 



Straw residue removal 19 



Postharvest plowing 19 



Crop rotation 19 



Field burning 19 



Seed cleaning 20 



Methods for detection and assessment 20 



Postharvest disease detection and assessment 20 



Preharvest testing 21 



Outlook 21 



References 27 



Tables 



Table 1. Geographical and host distribution of Gloeotinia temulenta 22 



Table 2. Relative susceptibility of grass species to Gloeotinia temulenta 24 



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