Mutant corn could help control ‘billion-dollar-bug’
Story Date: 11/29/2013

 

Source: SOUTHEAST FARM PRESS, 11/26/13

Researchers at Purdue and the University of Illinois have discovered a novel corn mutant whose leaves are highly susceptible to attack by Western corn rootworm beetles, a pest that ordinarily feeds on corn silks and pollen.


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