The 2106 corn production year has proven to be a banner year first for Diplodia ear rot, and more recently Diplodia stalk rot. The disease is caused by the fungus Stenocarpella maydis, which survives ...

Sneaky and quiet, stalk rots can take a big bite out of corn yields. They can go undetected until harvest, and then steal a field’s yield. If it’s a severe attack, rots can rob up to 25% of yield.

Stalk rots are one of the most significant set of diseases on corn. These diseases are insidious, and often growers are unaware of their effects until harvest. Low levels of stalk rot occur in nearly ...

Now is the time to evaluate fields for any stalk or ear rot symptoms, according to Darcy Telenko, Purdue field crops pathologist, and Dan Quinn, Purdue corn specialist. The Purdue experts authored a ...

MOSCOW, January 25. /TASS/. Moscow may introduce a ban on supplies of corn from the United States over the systematic Diplodia stalk rot infection, Russia’s agricultural watchdog said on Monday. The ...

A total of 188 inbred lines of corn were evaluated in small plots with respect to condition of their pith cells in the first and fourth internodes above the upper-most brace roots. Inbreds were rated ...