Therefore, anthracnose is more severe where corn follows corn and infected residues ... It is a rapidly developing stalk rot generally confined to a single internode close to the soil line. FIG. 3 ...

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 ...

“While the stalk integrity of the short-stature corn was absolutely outstanding, it didn’t retain as much of its leaf material in the upper portion of the plants,” Blomgren says. Intensive ...

Stalk rots are one of the most significant set of diseases on corn. These diseases are insidious, and often growers are unaware of their effects until harvest. Low levels of stalk rot occur in nearly ...