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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2014, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (7): 270-279.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.2013-1984

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Characteristic of Corn Diseases and Pest in 2012 and Cause Analysis

  

  • Received:2013-07-20 Revised:2013-09-29 Online:2014-03-05 Published:2014-03-05

Abstract: The occurrence area of corn diseases, pests and damage in 2012 was most serious in recent years. Ostrinia nubilalis cause sustained and serious damage. Northern corn leaf blight and armyworms were serious outbreak in the northern spring maize zone. This paper summarized the characteristic of corn diseases and pest in 2012. The serious occurrence of corn diseases and pest in 2012 is mainly caused by suitable weather conditions, the source of diseases and pests accumulated year by year and unreasonable cultivation measures. To control the corn diseases and pest, guarantee corn production safety, several countermeasures are recommended, such as attaching importance to the corn forecast, improve the scientific level of disease and pest control.