Stalk rots occur to a greater or lesser degree every year in Indiana. Losses from stalk rots may occur directly when plants are prematurely killed and ears are lightweight and poorly finished or ...

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 corn, growing upward.

Avoid corn-after-corn rotations, particularly if the field has a history of anthracnose. Severity of stalk rots increase with plant stress. Growers should avoid excessive water and water stress, ...

the number of leaves a stalk has and the distance between those leaves. He learned early on that growing seedlings in a greenhouse greatly increases internode length, in part because the glass or ...

Low levels of stalk rot occur in nearly every corn field in Delaware, and severity and incidence varies from year to year. Stalk rots can cause breakage and lodging of stalks and plant death. In many ...

To ensure longevity, remove all leaves from the flower stalks when harvested ... but this would be a mistake. Baby corn can be harvested from any corn stalk since it is simply corn whose ears ...

You don’t need to prune corn plants, but you certainly can. I find the best time to prune is when the plant is actively growing in spring and summer. To prune, simply cut a stalk with a sterile ...

Strong corn stalks are a bit like the proverbial double ... up faster resulting in more uniform seed emergence and better plant stands. Less crop residue also means improved planter performance ...