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Maize faces pressure from insects and pathogens in the field. ARS researchers are investigating the protective role of maize phytoalexins against both types of attacking organisms. Here, a corn earworm feeds on a corn cob infected with corn smut (blue kernels).
Photo by Eric Schmelz.
