What Is This White Stuff On My Corn Seedlings?

Question

Hello. Planted corn seeds indoors in jiffy pots for a few days until I could pick up some soil. Now all are repotted and doing well, except that these white mystery dots are multiplying on some plants. Should I abandon them?

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Answer 1

It could be a fungus developing or a disease specific to corn seedlings. Here is more:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/corn/corn-seedlings-dying.htm

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/propagation/seeds/preventing-white-fluffy-fungus-on-seed-starting-soil.htm