When a corn plant produces flowers, it starts by putting out a tall green stalk with a central cone of buds that looks ever ...

Reviewed by Debra LaGattuta 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 ...

It is more severe where corn follows corn. Management of Diplodia stalk rot is through use of resistant hybrids, balanced soil fertility, appropriate plant population for the hybrid selected, and crop ...

To ensure longevity, remove all leaves from the flower stalks when harvested, and hang them upside down in a shady spot for ...

Managing the shorter corn stalks and plant matter is another factor Blomgren encourages farmers to think through as they plan harvest. “If you’re running the header for a standard hybrid ...

“Seeing how tall corn can grow comes down to internode length and quantity,” Karl explains—in other words, the number of leaves a stalk has and the distance ... shifts the light spectrum reaching the ...

Corn stalk samples should be shipped immediately to a soil and plant testing laboratory that is familiar with this test. University of Delaware Cooperative Extension can assist in locating reliable ...

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 ...

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 ...