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The value of transgenic mustard, he adds, is that the introduced genes make it possible to cross-breed the seeds with a wide range of varieties, and to introduce other useful traits, such as resistance to blight or stem rot.

Enduring Drought, Farmers Draw the Line at Congress THURMAN, Iowa — John Askew pulled at a soybean pod and revealed two anemic beans dappled with stem rot, the harvest of a too hot sun and too little rain.

Stem rot is another serious enemy.

The principal diseases of the cauliflower due to fungi are the following: Stem Rot.—This is an old disease, which attacks the cauliflower, cabbage and other vegetables in wet seasons.

A specimen not cut from did not suffer from stem rot.