BACTERIAL LEAF BLIGHT AND STALK ROT
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Corn (Maize)

SOURCE:
A. Alvarez
DISEASE:
Bacterial leaf blight and stalk rot
HOST:
Corn (Maize)
(Zea mays)
Corn husk leaves with brownish red streaks and blotches. The leaves turn brown but may later become gray or white. Symptoms vary depending upon genotype.
PATHOGEN:
Acidovorax avenae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM:
Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae