Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu The Usual Suspects Grey Leaf Spot Consistently our most common disease of corn, GLS has been becoming more noticeable over the past week with the end of week/weekend rain and humid weather.… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Corn in many parts of the state is at approaching tasseling through silk. Now is a good time to scout fields to see if there are any disease issues that may need… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Corn is starting to take off, and this means that the next set of diseases to keep an eye out for will be the foliar diseases. The most common diseases impacting corn… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Overall there have not been many new reports of diseases in field crops. We did see Northern Corn Leaf Blight (NCLB) this week. NCLB is residue borne and likes wet conditions and… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Foliar Disease and Weakened Stalks This year many growers experienced higher than normal levels of foliar diseases on corn, particularly Gray leaf spot and Northern corn leaf blight. One item to keep… Continue Reading
