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4: Fusarium ear rot in randomly scattered kernels.
5: Fusarium ear rot in a yellow maize ear.
6: Fusarium ear rot as a result of
Fusarium verticillioides
and stalk borer
interaction in white maize.
7: Fusarium ear rot as a result of
Fusarium verticillioides
and stalk borer
interaction in yellow maize.
“
Diplodia, Fusarium and
Gibberella ear rot are the
major ear rot diseases
occurring in South Africa.
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