Common and Southern Rust

Authors

Bennett HarrelsonFollow
Michael Plumblee, Clemson University
John Mueller, Clemson University

Student Author Information

Bennett Harrelson - CAFLS Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences Graduate Student

Clemson Extension Program Team

Agronomic Crops

Publication Date

Summer 6-15-2022

Publication Number

LGP 1145

Summary

Common and southern rust are two diseases associated with corn in the southern United States. Spores from both common and southern rust move via wind currents from tropical regions each growing season into the southern corn producing regions of the US. Management of common and southern rust starts with planting resistant varieties and then scouting corn for both pathogens to determine if a fungicide spray is necessary.

Publication Type

Brief

Publisher

Land-Grant Press by Clemson Extension

Publisher City

Clemson, SC

Target Audiences

Growers, consultants, extension personnel, industry cooperators, and academic researchers

Recommended Citation

Harrelson B, Plumblee M, Mueller J. Common and Southern Rust in Field Corn. Clemson (SC): Clemson Cooperative Extension, Land-Grant Press by Clemson Extension; 2022 Jun. LGP 1145. https://lgpress.clemson.edu/publication/common-and-southern-rust-in-field-corn/.