Several different fungi cause stalk rot in corn across the U.S. Corn Belt, and Gibberella stalk rot is among the most common forms. In 2024, Gibberella stalk rot caused the loss of 7.75 million ...

A signaling pathway long known as the fungal cell’s osmotic pressure gauge has turned out to be far more than a simple stress ...

Crown rot is rearing its head across a wide swath of the Corn Belt this year, and growers need boots in the field now to identify which plants could lose their ability to stand prior to harvest.

Take action to keep diseases at bay. Chelsea Dinterman grew up in rural Maryland where she was active in 4-H and FFA. She spent a year working for an agricultural newspaper in Southeast Kansas before ...

Now is the time to evaluate fields for any stalk or ear rot symptoms, according to Darcy Telenko, Purdue field crops pathologist, and Dan Quinn, Purdue corn specialist. The Purdue experts authored a ...