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Nematodes threaten grain yield

Nematodes threaten grain yield

By Danny Ciamprone | April 13, 2011

DeKALB | Most of the land in DeKalb is farmland, and therefore much of the city's revenue comes from crops and property taxes. There is, however, a predator aimed at disrupting this, and worse yet, is invisible to the naked eye. The corn nematode is a...