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PRO/PL> Tar spot, maize – USA: (IN) 1st report
Other Plant Disease -- United StatesPlant pathologists from Purdue University have identified tar spot, a corn disease not previously reported in the United States, in plant samples collected in Indiana. The fungal disease is endemic [elsewhere in the Americas], including Mexico and Central America. Experts say no action is needed to manage it this late in the growing season. "We are still determining the impact, if any, that the disease may have in Indiana," said Kiersten Wise and Gail Ruhl, Purdue. Read more [...]
