Stalk rots are one of the most significant set of diseases on corn. These diseases are insidious, and often growers are unaware of their effects until harvest. Low levels of stalk rot occur in nearly ...

When people are under stress we’re more likely to come down with the flu. Our bodies are focused on managing the stressor and not on fighting the flu virus—which gives it the upper hand. It’s the same ...

Ghost plants, solitary cornstalks that die off quickly, taking on a brown and pinkish color that make them stand out from the ...

While the latest crop reports point to the potential for an excellent corn harvest, stalk rot is becoming an ever increasing concern. When stalk rot occurs, the internal material of the stalk degrades ...

Iowa State University Extension field agronomists from the northwest, north central, northeast and east central areas of the state offered these observations on the harvest: • Terry Basol, ...

Let’s Talk Crops! Welcome to Crop Talk, this is Dr. Megan Taylor your local friendly agronomist with Nebraska Extension serving Platte, Boone and Nance Counties. I hope everyone has enjoyed the ...

Corn has been drying down fast this year. While some of that is nature, another factor may be late season disease issues. Our area has had quite a bit of rain in September. Standing water and ...

A total of 188 inbred lines of corn were evaluated in small plots with respect to condition of their pith cells in the first and fourth internodes above the upper-most brace roots. Inbreds were rated ...

Seven weeks solarization of irrigated soil raised its temperature by 11.5°C over non-solarized soil at 10 cm depth and effectively controlled weeds (98.5%), stalk borer (8.9%) and stalk rot disease ...

Every growing season brings its own challenges, and no two years are exactly the same. This year we had warm temperatures early this spring, followed by snowfall, frost and cooler temperatures just ...