Maize Southern Corn Leaf Blight (IMAGE)

University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Maize Southern Corn Leaf Blight

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The loss of function of RF1A1/ALDH2B2, a fertility restorer (RF) protein causes maize susceptibility to Helminthosporium maydis, the causal agent that was responsible for the maize southern corn leaf blight epidemic in 1972. The disease symptoms on a maize leaf are pictured.

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Photo by Simeon O. Kotchoni

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