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

These diseases are insidious, and often growers are unaware of their effects until harvest. Low levels of stalk rot occur in nearly every corn field in Delaware, and severity and incidence varies from ...

Therefore, anthracnose is more severe where corn follows corn and infected residues are left on the soil surface. Anthracnose stalk rot has been recorded in fields where no debris was left on the ...

Although field corn kernels start out soft like sweet corn, this variety is left to dry on the stalks in the field before harvesting in the fall once much of its sugar content has converted into ...

Anthracnose Leaf Blight and Stalk Rot 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 ...

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 ...

According to the latest survey from the National Agricultural Statistics Service, a division of the USDA, South Dakota ...