When people are under stress we’re more likely to come down with the flu. Our bodies are focused on managing the stressor and not on fighting the flu virus—which gives it the upper hand. It’s the same ...

The University of Delaware announced today that it has reached a commercial agreement with DuPont regarding their multi-year, corn disease resistance research collaboration. Terms of the agreement ...

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 ...

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 ...

As harvest progresses across the state, we are seeing lots of corn and soybeans coming out of the fields. Little precipitation has allowed for quick soybean harvest and many producers are switching ...

This photo shows a comparison between a hybrid with the Anthracnose stalk rot resistance trait (left) next to a hybrid susceptible to the disease. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...