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Source: University of Florida [summ. Mod.DHA, edited] https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2022/06/03/southern-rust-identified-in-corn-be-vigilant-scout/Southern rust is one of the most concerning corn diseases for …

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by University of British Columbia Researchers have mimicked a corn plant's make-up in the lab to investigate "corn smut," opening the door to finding a cure for the …

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Source: SA Grain [summ. Mod.DHA, edited] https://sagrainmag.co.za/2022/02/08/bls-on-seedlings-cause-for-concern/Bacterial leaf streak (BLS) in maize is becoming a serious problem in Mpumalanga province. BLS was first …

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Texas A&M AgriLife scientists are working to enhance corn’s resistance to insects such as fall armyworm by transplanting beneficial microbes found in corn’s resilient ancestor, teosinte.

The work is urgently needed because fall …

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Source: Nairobi Star [abridged, edited] https://thenairobistar.com/2021/06/06/farmers-in-narok-staring-at-losses-as-head-smut-disease-ravages-crop/Maize farmers in Narok [County] are staring at losses in crop yields …

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Source: Urbana Daily Citizen [abridged, edited] https://www.urbanacitizen.com/news/79274/some-ohio-corn-showing-signs-of-ear-rotsIf you had damaged corn or were rejected at an elevator because your vomitoxin levels were …

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by University of Göttingen Protecting crops against pests and diseases is essential to ensure a secure food supply. Around 95 percent of food comes from conventional agriculture, which …

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Widespread fungal disease in plants can be controlled with a commercially available chemical that has been primarily …

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by University of Arizona Nicknamed the "billion-dollar beetle" for its enormous economic costs to growers in the United States each year, the western corn rootworm is …