Then count up on the stalk.” Learn more in Episode 1 of “Corn College TV,” Season 2, as Bauer explains how the number of collars corresponds to growth stages.

Thus, corn suffering from stalk rot will easily lodge ... Conversely, over fertilization can cause excessively lush growth. Lush growth is often structurally weak and easily invaded by fungi.

“Seeing how tall corn can grow comes down to internode length and quantity,” Karl explains—in other words, the number of leaves a stalk has and the distance between those leaves. He learned early on ...

Reviewed by Debra LaGattuta The corn plant (Dracaena fragrans) is a tropical African evergreen tree. They grow fairly slowly, from thick canes or stems that produce long, narrow leaves like stalks of ...

restricted root growth and a build-up of sugars due to sunny days and cold nights. With phosphorous deficiency, corn plants will be stunted with thin stalks. Therefore, it becomes important to ...

Anthracnose leaf blight and stalk rot of corn, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum graminicola, is a disease of worldwide importance. Yield losses can approach 40% and up to 80% lodging has been ...

The Gazette will host a series of free, virtual talks about the future of agriculture this week, including advances in drone ...

It is more severe where corn follows corn. Management of Diplodia stalk rot ... clustered at the nodes and beneath the stalk epidermis suggest Diplodia stalk rot. growth may also be present on the ...