the causal agent that was responsible for the maize southern corn leaf blight epidemic in 1972. The disease symptoms on a maize leaf are pictured. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

Disease Identification Anthracnose can be found on all parts of corn throughout the growing season. However, the disease is most often observed as a 1) leaf blight or spot, 2) top dieback, or 3) stalk ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...