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Scouting for Stalk Rots in Corn

August 27, 2021kgyoung

Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Over the past week, I have begun to see plants with accelerated senescence due to stalk rots (Figure 1). After pollination, the ear becomes the major sink of sugars produced by the plant.… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops 29:23, diplodia leaf streak, field corn, stalk rots

Scouting for Stalk Rots in Corn

August 21, 2020ahoggard

Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Over the past week, corn plants with accelerated senescence due to stalk rots are becoming visible. After pollination, the ear becomes the major sink of sugars produced by the plant. If a stress… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops 28:23, diplodia leaf streak, field corn, stalk rots

Guess the Pest! Week 22 Answer: Fusarium Stalk Rot

September 13, 2019Emmalea Garver Ernest

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Grier Stayton for guessing this week’s challenge as a Fusarium stalk rot pathogen. Due to an oversight on my part, the online submission form still had the previous week’s Dectes photo up, so… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops, General 27:25, field corn, Guess the Pest!, stalk rots

Scouting for Stalk Rot in Corn

August 23, 2019Emmalea Garver Ernest

Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu We are entering that time of year to begin scouting for stalk rots in corn. Stalk rot signs and symptoms do not appear until later in the season. After pollination, the ear becomes… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops 27:22, field corn, stalk rots

Basics of Stalk Rots in Corn

August 12, 2016Emmalea Garver Ernest

Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Stalk rots are one of the most frequent and damaging issues for corn production. Corn plants produce sugars (carbon) through photosynthesis. These sugars are used as energy for growth and tissue maintenance.… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops 24:21, field corn, field corn diseases, stalk rots

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