The top kill phase of anthracnose may occur at any point above the ear from 4 to 6 weeks after pollination, while the lower portions of the stalk remain green. The top kill phase is easily confused ...

Select hybrids with good stalk strength and stay green ratings. Practices that favor the decomposition of infested corn tissues will reduce inoculum to cause disease in subsequent years. Disease ...

When that corn crop comes up this spring, you want it to be green and stay green. One potential issue: if you’re using urea ...

Strong corn stalks are a bit like the proverbial double-edge sword. On one hand, they perform a critical job that supports farmers’ high-yield efforts. On the other, stalks often shred equipment ...

Thus, corn suffering from stalk rot will easily lodge ... hybrids with resistance to stalk rot pathogens and/or high ratings of stalk strength and stay green characteristics; 2) a balanced fertility ...