DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · 1989 · 12 citations · 0 references
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AgricultureCrop SciencesPlant SciencesAgricultural EntomologyBreeding For Disease ResistancePlant Disease ManagementBreeding For Fungal Disease ResistanceEntomopathogenic FungiFungal Diseases Of InsectsFungal PathogenesisPlant-pathogenic FungiField FungiFungal-resistant VarietiesFusarium WiltHybrid Breeding Selection
Yearly screenings of field corn cultivars by UC Cooperative Extension help plant breeders and growers in hybrid selection for tolerance to Fusarium ear rot. Researchers have found that thrips feeding carries the fungus into the corn ear.