Fifty publications on the mapping of maize disease resistance loci were synthesized. These
papers reported the locations of 437 quantitative trait loci (QTL) for disease (dQTL), 17 …

The use of foliar fungicides on field corn has increased greatly over the past 5 years in the
United States in an attempt to increase yields, despite limited evidence that use of the …

Gray leaf spot of maize (Zea mays), caused by Cercospora zeae-maydis (68), has more than
lived up to the 1983 prediction of Latterell and Rossi as a disease on the move (34) …

We present evidence that farmers adjust agricultural inputs in response to within-season
temperature variation, undertaking defensive investments to reduce the adverse agro …

Corn is affected by both biotic and abiotic agents. This chapter addresses both types of
causal agents. It is the responsibility of the plant pathologist to assist in attempts to minimize …

Northern corn leaf blight (NCLB), the most devastating leaf pathogen in maize (Zea mays L.),
is caused by the heterothallic ascomycete Setosphaeria turcica. The pathogen population …

Background Setosphaeria turcica is a fungal pathogen that causes northern corn leaf blight
(NCLB) which is a serious foliar disease in maize. In order to unravel the genetic …

Sclerotinia stem rot (SSR) caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary is one of the
most devastating diseases of Brassica napus worldwide. Both SSR resistance and flowering …

Risk assessment models for gray leaf spot of maize, caused by Cercospora zeae-maydis,
were developed using preplanting site and maize genotype data as predictors. Disease …

Controlled environment studies were conducted to determine the effects of temperature on
the expansion of lesions of gray leaf spot, and the effects of temperature and relative …