Source: (Minnesota Crop E News “Planting Date Considerations for Corn”) by Dr. Jeff Coulter, University of Minnesota Extension Corn Agronomist Air temperatures below or near freezing during the ...

Anthracnose can be found in corn produced in Delaware and can pose problems ... 3) Top dieback caused by the anthracnose pathogen is characterized by yellowed, purple, or dead/dying flag leaves on ...

A corn plant knows how to find water in soil with the very tips of its roots, but some varieties, including many used for breeding high-yielding corn in the U.S., appear to have lost a portion of ...

This "dead zone," which now measures over 7,900 square miles, was first discovered in 1985 and it now appears to be growing much larger. The increase in corn cultivation as a result of ethanol ...