Goss’s Wilt has been showing up in North Dakota corn fields this year. “Two to three weeks ago, severe storms went through and that’s a recipe for the bacterial disease,” said Andrew Friskop, plant pathologist, NDSU Extension. “Most of the disease has been spotty, along the field edges and maybe a pocket in the field. However, there are a handful of fields with significant damage. Now is a good time to start seeing it. Unfortunately, there’s not much we can do managing the disease in-season, but if you do have a high level of Goss’s Wilt, you can start looking at resistant hybrids for next year.”
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