Northern corn leaf blight (NCLB), also known as turcicum blight. Significant levels of resistance in KARI breeding program have been observed and there is need to maintain and augment them.

Gray leaf spot (GLS) disease that affects maize is an emerging problem in both Sub-Saharan Africa and the US.

Ying Wei carrying out a maize disease evaluation at Cornell University laboratory

Field visit to Western Kenya (L to R): Cornell PhD student Randy Wisser; collaborators Jane Ininda and Jedidah Danson.  Photos:  Rebecca Nelson.