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Corn Smuts

S. Mohan, Philip Hamm, George Clough and, Lindsey du Toit (July, 2013)

Summary

Corn smuts are widely distributed throughout the world. The incidence of corn smuts in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) varies by location and is usually low. Nonetheless, these diseases occasionally cause significant economic losses when susceptible cultivars are grown under conditions favorable for disease development. Smut diseases of corn are, in general, more destructive to sweet corn than to field corn.