Crop Tech Corner

Plant Defense Mechanism Discovered; Scientists Prepare for Future of Charcoal Rot

Emily Unglesbee
By  Emily Unglesbee , DTN Staff Reporter
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In this week's Crop Tech Corner, Illinois researchers are hoping to prepare for a future where charcoal rot thrives during hotter, drier summers. (DTN photo illustration by Nick Scalise)
In this week's Crop Tech Corner, Missouri scientists discover a defense mechanism in plants, Illinois researchers prepare for charcoal rot to thrive in the future, and Nigerian farmers get a new corn hybrid resistant to both an herbicide and a weed.

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