Ear rotting from base of ear toward tip.  White fungal mycelium also seen on and between kernels.

Ear rotting from base of ear toward tip.  White fungal mycelium also seen on and between kernels.

Pycnidia of Stenocarpella maydis seen scattered on the infected kernels.

Pycnidia of Stenocarpella maydis seen scattered on the infected kernels.

Close-up of one pycnidium of Stenocarpella maydis with a discharge of dark-colored spores.

Crushed pycnidium of Stenocarpella maydis with two-celled conidia.

Crushed pycnidium of Stenocarpella maydis with two-celled conidia.

Measurement of individual conidia of Stenocarpella maydis.

Close-up of individual conidia of Stenocarpella maydis.