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Busting myths on southern rust’s spread

Nov 10, 2025
Nov 10, 2025

Heavy southern rust infection on corn leaves in 2025.
Photo courtesy of Tamra Jackson-Ziems/University of Nebraska

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Editor’s note: The following was written by Tamra Jackson-Ziems, University of Nebraska Extension plant pathologist, and Kyle Broderick, Extension educator and coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic.

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