Natural is better? Fungus used in organic pesticides may cause ‘severe rot’ in corn, study finds
Increasingly organic pesticides are also being sought as an alternative. Some organic pesticides contain live spores of the fungus Trichoderma, which have the ability to suppress other pathogens. Researchers at the University of Göttingen have now discovered that one Trichoderma species can cause severe rot in cobs of maize. The massive outbreak of a previously […]