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 ...
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 ...
Source: (Minnesota Crop E News “Planting Date Considerations for Corn”) by Dr. Jeff Coulter, University of Minnesota Extension Corn Agronomist Air temperatures below or near freezing during the ...