DROUGHT STRESS WEAKENS CORN PLANTS, INCREASES FUNGAL DISEASE
Writer: Tim W. McAlavy, (806) 746-4051, email:t-mcalavy@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Harold Kaufman, (806) 746-610 LUBBOCK — Stress is an unhealthy condition for humans — and crops, too. Prolonged stress weakens the immune system, opening the door for a variety of ailments that an otherwise healthy plant could overcome. During the rainfall-short 1998 growing season, some South…