Disease resistance is just one important characteristic growers must look for in a successful hybrid.
Released February 4, 2010
WOOSTER, Ohio – As Ohio corn growers struggle with moldy grain in storage and costly vomitoxin problems, they are faced with the challenges of selecting hybrids for the 2010 growing season they hope will help them avoid a repeat of poor grain quality.
But no matter how good their choices may be, the weather may ultimately decide the season, said Pierce Paul, an Ohio State University Extension plant pathologist with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center.
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