K-State scientists report corn stunt disease in Kansas

Aug. 30, 2024

Incidence of disease is ‘low overall’

MANHATTAN, Kan.—Kansas State University plant pathologists and entomologists are reporting the first known case of corn stunt disease in Kansas, coming on the heels of reports in neighboring Oklahoma and Missouri.

Row crop plant pathologist Rodrigo Onofre said that as of Aug. 29, corn stunt disease and associated symptoms have been confirmed in fiel…