Anthracnose leaf blight and stalk rot of corn, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum graminicola, is a disease of worldwide importance. Yield losses can approach 40% and up to 80% lodging has been ...

Northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) is a disease of corn caused by the fungus, Exserohilum turcicum. Severe outbreaks of the disease can cause up to 30-50% yield loss in dent corn if the disease is ...

Strategic planning of planting schedules and careful selection of corn hybrids are essential for optimizing yield and quality ...

For farmers and those involved in hybrid seed production, such a time came when blight blew across the Corn Belt in the summer of 1970. A disease known as Southern corn leaf blight (SCLB ...

4). These lesions are difficult to distinguish from those produced by other pathogenic fungi, such as the northern corn leaf blight, southern corn leaf blight, or northern corn leaf spot fungi.

Diseases cause worry ahead of corn planting season among t hose are Tar Spot, Southern Rust and Corn Stunt, as Tim Unruh ...

Seed selection remains one of the most critical decisions a grower can make. The right seed, on the right acre, at the right rate, planted at the right time sets the foundation for yield potential and ...

The increasing prevalence of grey leaf spot (GLS), caused by the fungus Cercospora zeae-maydis, and northern corn leaf blight ...