August 27, 2015

Professional Seed Research, Inc. offers Corn Disease Notes subscription to corn growers, agronomists and seed corn professionals.

It is intended to assist not only in diagnosis with photos but also provide some perspectives of dynamics of host, environment and pathogen with the individual corn diseases.  Written by Dr. Jim Dodd, Corn Disease Notes represents 45 years of experience with corn diseases in much of the USA and several other countries.  

Biology of the diseases and genetics of resistance are emphasized with the intent of stimulating reader thoughts concerning their farming practices, agronomic advise, seed marketing methods and corn breeding methods.

Topics:

• The Host
• The Pathogen
• The Environment
• Seedling Diseases
• Northern Leaf Blight
• Gray Leaf Spot    
• Rusts     
• Goss Wilt
• Eyespot
• Brown Spot 
• Southern Corn Leaf Blight
• Corn Lethal Necrosis
• Smuts
• Ear Rots
• Stalk Rots

Cost for the annual subscription of Corn Disease Notes is $35. A longer version of Corn Stalk Rot is also available for $5.00 and a printed booklet for $10.

If interested in reading all volumes done to date (1-9) plus future volumes of the Corn Disease Notes contact PSR at psr@psrcorn.com or call 630-466-1060.

Website: https://www.psrcorn.com/

Published: August 27, 2015