Like most plants, corn growth progresses through three main phases: germination, vegetative, and reproductive stages. During germination, seeds break dormancy when soil temperatures exceed 50°F. They ...

Dr. Dan Quinn, Purdue Corn Agronomist, shared his experience with abnormal mesocotyl growth of corn seedlings in the most recent Pest & Crop Newsletter. As a young agronomist, one of the first things ...

The robotic rover visits growth chambers throughout the Enviratron facility to gather data on plants at various stages of development. Data from the Enviratron made possible a new study on heat stress ...

It's make or break time for Iowa's corn crop. Following a week of Dust Bowl-style heat and drought, the crop that covers about 39 percent of the state's surface is trying to reproduce. How well it ...

Several different fungi cause stalk rot in corn across the U.S. Corn Belt, and gibberella stalk rot is among the most common forms. Stalk rot depresses yields some 5% each year, and it’s not unheard ...

CHICAGO, May 31 (Reuters) - Additional rainfall late this week into the weekend will further slow corn and soybean plantings in the U.S. Midwest, threatening to reduce yield potential for the 2013 ...