Smut fungi are agents of disease responsible for significant crop losses worldwide. Principal Investigator, Dr. Thomas Smith and Research Associate Member, Dr. Dilip Shah at The Donald Danforth Plant ...
Several different fungi cause stalk rot in corn across the U.S. Corn Belt, and Gibberella stalk rot is among the most common forms. In 2024, Gibberella stalk rot caused the loss of 7.75 million ...