Anthracnose leaf blight and stalk rot of corn, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum graminicola, is a disease of worldwide importance. Yield losses can approach 40% and up to 80% lodging has been ...

Thus, corn suffering from stalk rot will easily lodge ... Decreased stalk strength resulting from the activity of stalk rotting pathogens causes lodging. Anthracnose stalk rot Colletotrichum ...

The 2023 corn crop in Illinois has endured ... Fields with top kill from the heat may still have good stalk integrity. However, fields with top kill from anthracnose are likely to have more ...

The disease overwinters in corn residue so corn-on-corn fields and fields with a history of NCLB are most susceptible. Anthracnose stalk rot in corn appears at pollination and is most visible just ...

The top kill phase of anthracnose may occur at any point above the ear from 4 to 6 weeks after pollination, while the lower portions of the stalk remain green. The top kill phase is easily confused ...