Powdery Mildew

Abby Seaman, Bryan Brown, Marcus Lopez Powdery mildew, a fungal pathogen that lives on the surface of leaves, sending little feeding structures into the leaf to absorb carbohydrates and other nutrients, is the predominant ...
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Ergot of Rye

Marcus Lopez   One potential downside to growing organic rye, is ergot infection. Claviceps purpurea is a parasitic fungus that can infect rye and other cereal crops. The sclerotia of the ergot fungus contains ...
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