Indiana CCA Conference 2022 Presentation
 
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T8

Pest Management
Tue, Dec 13, 2022
8:00am to 8:50am

T1

Pest Management
Tue, Dec 13, 2022
1:00pm to 1:50pm

Tar Spot of Corn: 2022 Update and Management Options in the Future

Tar spot of corn, caused by Phyllachora maydis, is a newly established and emerging disease in Indiana and the Midwest. Since 2018, it has had a significant yield impacts on corn production in northern Indiana. Tar spot of corn has also continued to spread as it now confirmed in over 15 states and Canada. A summary of our experiences in Indiana will be presented, including an update on research, as we continue to improve our understanding of this disease and disease management options to mitigate yield loss.

Speaker

Darcy Telenko

Associate Professor, Extension Field Crop Pathologist
Purdue University
Biography

Dr. Darcy Telenko is an associate professor and Extension Field Crop Pathologist with the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Purdue University. She has statewide responsibility for Plant Pathology research and Extension in agronomic crops. Her interdisciplinary plant pathology research and Extension program (https://indianafieldcroppathology.com/) is involved in studying the biology and management of soilborne and foliar pathogens. The program is focused on recognizing and understanding new diseases and their potential impact on Indiana agriculture, and quickly and effectively distributing information in the event of a disease threat to Indiana crop production.

Dr. Telenko is a native of western New York and received her BS in Biological Sciences at Cornell University, MS in Plant and Soil Science at Southern Illinois University, and PhD in Plant Pathology and Crop Sciences at North Carolina State University. Prior to Purdue, Dr. Telenko was an Extension Vegetable Specialist for the Cornell Vegetable Program at Cornell University, and was a post-doctoral researcher at both the University of Florida and Virginia Tech. She has published 47 peer-review manuscripts and over 150 Extension publications. Since starting at Purdue she has trained five graduate students (two are currently working toward PhD degrees in Plant Pathology), five visiting scholars, and 10 undergraduates in her research program.