Gray leaf spot, caused by the fungus Cercospora zeae maydis is the most significant yield-limiting disease of corn worldwide [1]. The disease was first reported in Illinois in 1924, and has increased ...

Gray leaf spot of corn is caused by the fungus Cercospora zeae-maydis. The fungus is now widespread in Indiana and the Eastern Corn Belt (Midwest). Weather strongly influences development of gray leaf ...

Keep an eye on all disease issues in the field, Kleczewski says, including the more common diseases such as northern corn leaf blight or gray leaf spot. “Your scouting protocol should be ...

These spores are then dispersed by wind, rain, or irrigation to the lower leaves of a new corn crop where they may germinate and infect a susceptible hybrid. Infection occurs during wet, humid weather ...

Tar spot was found in all 92 Indiana counties in 2024. In Southern Indiana, it moved in early and aggressively. “And I think that caught a lot of people off guard,” says Madison Wozniak, Technical Ser ...