The next time you toss a quarter into a gumball machine down at the local grocery store, think about this: That piece of gum ...

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 ...

A disease known as Southern corn leaf blight (SCLB) ravaged an estimated 25% of the nation’s corn crop that season. The epidemic is still considered by many to be the most economically ...

Gray leaf spot, caused by the fungus Cercospora zeae maydis is the most significant yield-limiting disease of corn worldwide [1]. The disease was first reported in Illinois in 1924, and has increased ...

Table 2. Estimated Percent Corn Yield Loss Due to Stand Reduction Occurring Through the Tenth-Leaf Stage of Growth (1/100 Acre Area).* Most yield reduction in corn due to hail damage is a result of ...

“We’ve got Goss’ wilt, rootworm, Northern corn leaf blight, huge weather challenges like this year, that we need help with and hopefully some of the new trait research and development will ...

The studies, published recently in Nature Communications and Genetics, identify genes and genomic markers that predict leaf angle and tassel branch number in corn. The research, led by scientists ...

New Durastak corn trait stack from Syngenta that will hit corn rootworms hard received approval from Environmental Protection ...