
Corn
Diseases of Ohio
Gibberella
ear rot
- Symptoms
- pink to reddish
mold starting on or near ear tip and progressing toward base of the ear
- Environment
- cool temperatures
and 7 or more days of rain during the 3-week period after silking
- Survival
- infection from wind-borne
spores
- fungus survives
in soil on crop residues
- Management
- resistant hybrids
- ears that dry in
a declined position and those well covered with husks generally have less
ear rot
- Scouting
