Strategic planning of planting schedules and careful selection of corn hybrids are essential for optimizing yield and quality ...

Northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) is a disease of corn caused by the fungus, Exserohilum turcicum. Severe outbreaks of the disease can cause up to 30-50% yield loss in dent corn if the disease is ...

Gray leaf spot of corn is caused by the fungus Cercospora zeae-maydis. The fungus is now widespread in Indiana and the Eastern Corn Belt (Midwest). Weather strongly influences development of gray leaf ...

Diseases cause worry ahead of corn planting season among t hose are Tar Spot, Southern Rust and Corn Stunt, as Tim Unruh ...

The physical structure of corn plants—including the angle of leaves bending from the stem and the number of pollen-laden ...

Table 2. Estimated Percent Corn Yield Loss Due to Stand Reduction Occurring Through the Tenth-Leaf Stage of Growth (1/100 Acre Area).* Most yield reduction in corn due to hail damage is a result of ...

New Durastak corn trait stack from Syngenta that will hit corn rootworms hard received approval from Environmental Protection ...

SYCAMORE, Ill. — There is a lot of field-to-field variability of corn rootworm populations in Illinois fields. “Most of the ...

Try these silky butter beans with roasted corn and hazelnuts for a plant-based dinner with a rich and smoky flavor ...

Gray leaf spot, caused by the fungus Cercospora zeae maydis is the most significant yield-limiting disease of corn worldwide [1]. The disease was first reported in Illinois in 1924, and has increased ...