Maize
Head Smut
Sphacelotheca reiliana
Fungal Disease
Sphacelotheca reiliana
Fungal Disease
Sphacelotheca reiliana
Fungal Disease
Sphacelotheca reiliana
Fungal Disease
The disease begins at the seedling stage, but the symptoms are usually hard to see until head smut erupts, seemingly out of nowhere, replacing the tassels or ears with masses of dark brown fungal spores.
