Development of in vitro cultivation systems for sugarcane resistance and susceptibility models in interaction with Sporisorium scitamineum, causal agent of smuth disease

• Grant number: 21/02124-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: September 01, 2021
• End date: July 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Agronomy - Plant Health
• Principal Investigator: Claudia Barros Monteiro Vitorello
• Grantee: Mariana Braga Strabello
• Host Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The smut disease is caused by the biotrophic fungus Sporisorium scitamineum, which causes losses in sugarcane sugars. Therefore, the objective of this project is to establish efficient and practical in vitro cultivation systems for the study of this plant-pathogen interaction. This project can assist in the selection of resistant varieties, leading to more efficient disease control, reducing losses, and increasing productivity.(AU)