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Anthracnose Leaf Blight and Stalk Rot of Corn
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 ...
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Northern Corn Leaf Blight
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 ...
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Ascribe Bio’s Phytalix Achieves Breakthrough in Fight Against Bacterial Leaf Blight in Rice
Nontoxic disease control solution outperforms existing products and increases yields by up to 2 tons per hectare.
Goss’s wilt and leaf blight – a new disease in South African maize production
Discover how Goss's wilt disease is affecting South African maize crops, its impact on international trade, and essential ...
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Approach to combating bacterial rice diseases in East Africa
Dr Emily Gichuhi from KALRO explains: “Due to climate change, incidences of rice diseases including BB have been on the rise in Kenyan rice growing areas. This has increased the cost of ...