Even with strong corn yields this year, farmers across the Midwest are facing a serious problem: a fungal disease fueled by a ...

Infected corn grain being rejected during the inspection process leads to a reduction in crop yield and quality and economic loss for farmers and agribusinesses. Telenko and Dan Quinn, assistant ...

In the world of corn diseases, some get the bulk of farmer attention and most of the press coverage because of their dramatic impact on corn. Think tar spot. Creating significant yield loss but ...

The new technique works by taking advantage of the fact that RNA molecules are passed between the infected corn and the Aspergillus fungus. Knowing this, the UA researchers modified the corn ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A fungus that attacks corn threatens more than just the crop itself. Diplodia ear rot can create dangerous working conditions for farmers trying to remove infected corn from ...

In the experiment, the infected corn was fed to 20- to 60-pound nursery pigs. As the levels increased, so did the symptoms.

However, infected corn from the Midwest slowly made its way to the South, and people may not realize how easily they can bring it home.

Southern Rust Has Infected Iowa Corn in ‘Likely Every County’ The extent of the disease in the state is the worst one ISU Extension pathologist says she has ever seen. Farmers in 17 other ...

She first suspected that infected sweet corn might have caused the epidemic when she noticed a peculiar discoloration on the stalks of corn in the St. Louis region.