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As molecular plant pathology research advances, more and more genes are being identified with a plant's ability to defend itself against disease (see Powell et al. 2006). In order to enhance ...

Northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) is a disease of corn caused by the fungus, Exserohilum turcicum. Severe outbreaks of the disease can cause up to 30-50% yield loss in dent corn if the disease is ...

Sclerotinia stem blight (SSB) is common on snap and lima beans and appears sporadically in soybeans. SSB is considered a minor disease of soybeans in Delaware but it can cause significant yield loss ...

At this time, Darling the transgenic American chestnuts with enhanced blight tolerance, are still undergoing federal regulatory review by the EPA, the USDA-APHIS, and the FDA. This is part of a ...

If flower blight continues to be a problem, you can try growing blight-resistant varieties such as Kanjiro or Debutante. Q.