Tar Spot Found in Indiana Corn

Purdue Scientists: No Action Needed to Manage Fungal Disease This Late in Growing Season

Symptoms and signs of tar spot include brown lesions and black fungal structures. Lesions can cause large blighted areas of tissue. (Photo courtesy of Purdue Cooperative Extension Service)
Scientists at Purdue University say they've found a corn disease not previously found in the U.S. in plant samples from a field in north-central Indiana.

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