The early morning farm news, texts with commodity prices, alerts about impending weather and, of course, conversations at the ...

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 rot. Foliar symptoms ...

Northern corn leaf blight (NCLB ... or fields prone to extended periods of heavy dews may be at risk for developing NCLB. Symptoms generally appear first on the lower leaves, but may move higher in ...

A plant disease expert says whether crops emerged weeks ago or this week, farmers should watch for signs of infection. Dr.

The switchgrass exhibited mosaic symptoms--splotchy, discolored leaves--characteristic of a viral ... yields in staple food crops (including corn, wheat and sugarcane) throughout Africa, Europe ...

Gray leaf spot is a widespread fungal disease in corn, responsible for a 23-million ... leaf spot treatment at the first sign of disease. 9 Symptoms include yellow or tan lesions with a lighter ...

Gray leaf spot is also active in the lower ... The field where it was found had very light symptoms, but we need to keep a close eye. See Figure 2 for an example of southern rust on corn. If you ...

Yellow striping on corn leaves is more prevalent this year than in the past ... Laboratory to be tested for other causes of yellow striping," Camberato said. "These symptoms could be caused by other ...