Sentences with phrase «corn leaf blight»

«Northern corn leaf blight genes identified in new study.»

Midwestern corn growers know the symptoms of northern corn leaf blight all too well: greenish - gray lesions on the leaves that can add up to major yield losses if not detected and treated early.

One only needs to look at the Irish potato famine, Dutch elm disease, southern corn leaf blight, or the current banana crisis for examples of the dangers of genetic homogenization.

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And the scientists discovered that leaves treated with the fecal solution for 24 hours also had reduced growth of a fungus known to cause southern leaf blight disease in corn.

Such claims have linked the rise in occurrence of corn diseases like Goss's wilt, which causes leaf blight and systemic wilt, to the adoption of transgenic corn across the U.S.. However, a new study from the USDA - Agricultural Research Service (ARS) provides empirical evidence showing no increase in disease susceptibility in transgenic sweet corn treated with glyphosate.