![(L-R) Figure 1. Lodging and stalk breakage, as well as stalk discoloration, are symptoms of stalk rot diseases. (Photo by Terra Hartman) Figure 2. Stalk rot diseases commonly cause discoloration of the stalks and degradation of the white pith between vascular bundle strands. (Photo by Kyle Broderick) Left photo showing corn stalk breakage from Gibberela stalk rot and right photo showing corn stalk damage from Fusarium stalk rot.](https://cropwatch.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/hero/2018/corn-stalk-rots-Gib-Fus.jpg?itok=X1764llO)
Stalk Rot Diseases in Nebraska Corn Fields
September 13, 2018
Knowing the risk factors for stalk rot can help you evaluate those fields first and prioritize your harvest schedule accordingly. Submitting plant samples and determining which stalk rot is present can help you better prevent or manage it in future years.
Diseases Confirmed in Corn and Soybean July 26-Aug. 15
August 17, 2018
Corn and soybean diseases confirmed by the university's Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic from July 26 to August 16.
Crop Disease Update
August 10, 2018
Plant pathologists report on the corn and soybean diseases they're seeing. Bacterial leaf streak has now been confirmed in 70 counties and Southern rust was confirmed in three more counties.
Crop Diseases Confirmed in Corn and Soybean July 16-26
July 26, 2018
Corn and soybean diseases confirmed by the university's Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic July 16-26.
Southern Rust of Corn Confirmed in Nebraska
July 20, 2018
Southern rust has been confirmed in corn in three eastern Nebraska counties this week. Corn fields should be scouted soon and frequently in the coming weeks for this and other diseases in case treatment is necessary.
What’s New in Plant Pathology: Changes in the Plant & Pest Diagnostic Clinic
January 8, 2018
New to the Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic is Kyle Broderick, who became coordinator after working as an extension technologist in a University of Nebraska soybean pathology lab for six years. An article from the Proceedings of the 2018 Nebraska Extension Crop Production Clinics.
![Figure 1. Goss’s bacterial wilt and blight (top) and northern corn leaf blight (lower) lesions may be easily confused. Note the darker water-soaked appearance of the Goss’s wilt lesion and presence of the dark freckles. The northern corn leaf blight lesion is tan in color and has rounded ends. (Photos by Tamra Jackson-Ziems) Goss's bacterial wilt and blight and northern corn leaf blight on the same corn leaf.](https://cropwatch.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/hero/2018/corn-Goss-NCLB-lesions-same-leaf.jpg?itok=bmJRR_rN)
Differentiating Corn Leaf Diseases
June 29, 2018
Symptoms of various corn leaf diseases can look very similar in the early stages. Here's how to differentiate one from another of those recently reported in the state.
Crop Diseases Confirmed by the Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic
June 29, 2018
The University Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic reports on corn, soybean, and wheat diseases confirmed in samples submitted from May 15 to June 7.