Figure 5.

Classification of the cobs’ spathes disease symptoms at the end of the 2020 field experiment (82 DAS). Representative images are in increasing degrees of late wilt symptoms. The dehydration symptoms on the large bracts surrounding the cobs (the spathes) were estimated according to the following scale: 1—healthy with no signs of dehydration, 2—minor symptoms up to 20% of the cob surface, 3—moderate symptoms that cover 30–40% of the cob surface, 4—diseased with 50% or more dehydrated cobs’ area.