PLATE 12 
A. —Ear affected with kernel crack at areas indicated by the arrow. 
B. —Injured kernels from ear shown in A. 
C. —Uninjured kernels from ear shown in A. 
More than 60 per cent of the kernels on the same ear were not injured, as indicated 
in C. Some of the cracked kernels will germinate. Associated with this cracking 
are often found Fusarium moniliforme, Cephalosporium sacchari, and occasionally a 
Spicaria sp. The cause of the cracking is yet to be determined. 
D. —Ear affected with a typical kernel-rot caused by F. moniliforme . 
E. —Rotted kernels from ears shown in D. Such rotted kernels will not germinate. 
Associated with such rotting is often the lavender discolorations characteristic of the 
growth of F. moniliforme. 
F. —Healthy kernels from ear shown in D. 
Somewhat reduced. 
