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Weather data suggests blight timing tied to season weather
The USDA climatological service and regional specialists say corn blight timing hinges on weather, with no clear forecast for early outbreaks. Air flow near the surface, rainfall and dew govern spore movement and plant wetness, while past patterns show northward spread from Florida and the Gulf Coast through July and August, and buffer effects from N cytoplasm corn.
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USDA
Agricultural Climatological Service
Gelgy
Southeast
Midwest
Barney
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Florida
Gulf Coast
Alabama
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
Corn Belt
Becky
Gulf of Mexico
Gordon Scheifele
University of Illinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Missouri
Illinois