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 ...

Illinois cattlemen have an abundant supply of low-cost feed available for their herds with the millions of acres of corn ...

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 ...

Fields of towering corn stalks will be more plentiful across the state this year compared to 2024, according to the ...

Corn farmers in Mangaldan, Pangasinan no longer have to burn leftover corn stalks and husks, thanks to biomass shredders ...

Corn stalks are cut and dried out in the field for 15 to 20 days before ears are picked off, manually unhusked, completely de ...

“While the stalk integrity of the short-stature corn was absolutely outstanding, it didn’t retain as much of its leaf material in the upper portion of the plants,” Blomgren says. Intensive ...

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 ...