Corn Smut Flower with Tumors (IMAGE)

Stanford University

Corn Smut Flower with Tumors

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A maize tassel infected with corn smut. The tumors are the large white, bulbous growths, some of which have turned yellow or brown.

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Linda A. Cicero, Stanford University News Service

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