A new system known as the “Integrated Pest Information Platform for Extension and Education,” iPiPE for short, is now being used to track southern rust of corn in the U.S.
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Southern rust of corn (caused by the fungus, Puccinia polysora) caused yield losses on several acres of corn in Kentucky during 2016, which raised awareness of this disease going into the 2017 growing season.
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Corn plants are looking much healthier this week with several consecutive days of warmth and sunshine.
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Farmers, crop scouts and county extension agents around Kentucky are reporting fields of corn that look yellow and/or striped and otherwise puny. A lot of these symptoms are most likely related to weather. Some have other problems.
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