Compendium of Corn Diseases, Third Edition

Donald G. White 

 
This guide is the most up-to-date resource available for identifying and controlling diseases and disorders of corn.

Item No: 42341 

©1999; 8.5" x 11" softcover; 128 pages; 177 color photographs; 21 black and white photographs; 1 pound; ISBN 978-0-89054-234-7

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More than 90 experts have collaborated to update this title which has sold more than 30,000 copies in its three editions. Compendium of Corn Diseases, Third Edition is the most up-to-date resource available for identifying and controlling diseases and disorders of corn. Special attention given to updating symptoms, pathogen descriptions, literature citations, and newly important diseases. With 177 color photographs the third edition offers more than twice the color images as before. State-of-the art color reproduction and high quality detailed images make this a must-have resource for anyone working with corn.

This resource is ideal for growers, crop consultants, agronomists, plant scientists, food industry QA/QC, extension personnel, teachers, students, county agents, libraries. 

Introduction

History of Corn
Diseases of Corn

Part I: Infectious Diseases

Diseases Caused by Prokaryotes
Bacterial Diseases

Stewart’s Bacterial Wilt
Goss’ Bacterial Wilt and Leaf Blight
Holcus Spot
Bacterial Leaf Blight
Bacterial Stalk Rot
Bacterial Leaf Streak
Bacterial Leaf Stripe and Leaf Spot
Chocolate Spot
Kernel Crown Spot

Mollicutes

Corn Stunt
Maize Bushy Stunt

Diseases Caused by Fungi

Seed Rot, Seedling Blight, and Damping Off

Root Rots

Pythium Root Rot (and Feeder Root Necrosis)
Rhizoctonia Root Rot
Fusarium Root Rot Diseases
Red Root Rot

Foliar Diseases
“Helminthosporum” Leaf Spots and Blights

Southern Corn Leaf Blight
Northern Corn Leaf Blight
Northern Corn Leaf Spot
Rostratum Leaf Spot
Physoderma Brown Spot
Eye Spot
Anthracnose Leaf Blot
Gray Leaf Spot
Diseases of Minor Importance or Limited Occurrence

Downy Mildews
Peronosclerospora and Sclerospora spp.

Sorghum Downy Mildew
Java Downy Mildew
Philippine Downy Mildew
Sugarcane Downy Mildew
Rajasthan Downy Mildew
Spontaneum Downy Mildew
Leaf Splitting Downy Mildew
Graminicola Downy Mildew
Crazy Top
Brown Stripe Downy Mildew
Ergot

Smuts

Common Smut
Head Smut
False Smut

Rusts

Common Rust
Southern Rust
Tropical Rust
Identifying Rusts

Fungal Stalk Rots

Gibberella Stalk Rot
Diplodia (Stenocarpella) Stalk Rot
Anthracnose Stalk Rot
Charcoal Rot
Fusarium Stalk Rot
Pythium Stalk Rot
Other Fungal Stalk Rot Diseases
Late Wilt

Ear and Kernel Rots

Aspergillus Ear Rot
Diplodia Ear Rot
Fusarium Kernel or Ear Rot
Gibberella Ear Rot or Red Ear Rot
Nigrospora Ear or Cob Rot
Penicillium Rot and Blue Eye
Mycotoxins and Mycotoxicoses

Diseases Causes by Viruses

Maize Dwarf Mosaic
Maize Chlorotic Dwarf
Maize Streak
Maize Rough Dwarf

Diseases Caused by Nematodes

Root-Knot Nematodes
Lesion Nematode
Sting Nematode
Needle Nematode
Stubby-Root Nematode

Other Nematodes

Awl Nematode
Cyst Nematode
Dagger Nematodes
Lance Nematode
Ring Nematode
Spiral Nematode
Stunt Nematode
Control of Nematodes

Disease Caused by a Parasitic Seed Plant

Witchweed

Part II: Noninfectious or Abiotic Diseases

Nutrient Toxicities
Nutrient Deficiencies
Herbicide Injuries
Environmental Factors
Other Abnormalities
Air pollutants

Hosts of Corn Pathogens

Glossary
Index

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