For a particularly prolific corn harvest, consider planting a few helpful neighbors, from herbs to vegetables to some sweet ...

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.

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 ...

A Thumb-area farmer says planting conditions have been variable at times over the past few weeks. Elkton’s Jeff Krohn tells ...

The end-of-season corn stalk nitrate test (CSNT) is a simple, inexpensive tool that can be used to assess the nitrogen (N) status of a corn crop at the end of the growing season. Data from studies ...

Growing corn is exciting to watch as it goes from a small, humble seedling to a tall and sturdy plant and eventually produces cobs of corn. However, counting on your harvest in advance could lead ...

Worried about corn infected with mold or stalk quality issues ... That reduces water and prevents additional mold growth. 3. Monitor mold-affected corn on a weekly basis. Pay attention to bad ...

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 ...