Yellow Corn Plants
There are several possible reasons for corn plants showing various shades of yellowing and interveinal leaf stripping.
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There are several possible reasons for corn plants showing various shades of yellowing and interveinal leaf stripping.
Tools are available that can aid decisions about applying supplemental nitrogen when there have been losses of applied fertilizer or manure nitrogen.
Reports are coming into campus of corn seedlings with symptoms of post emergent damping off. Now is the time to evaluate corn stands.
The Crop Management Clinic is an intensive two-day training program that focuses on the latest developments in crop production and protection. It will be held July 13-14.
By Roger Elmore, Department of Agronomy
Corn progress is back on track thanks to recent warm weather. This is indicated by heat unit accumulation for May 1 planting dates hovering slightly above average (107 percent of average statewide). Corn development across the state ranges from about V2 to V9 (second to ninth leaf stages) thanks to the wide range of planting dates this year.
The 2011 Field Diagnostic Clinic will be held July 11-12 at the Field Extension Education Laboratory (FEEL) near Ames. This program teaches on the fundamentals of crop plant diagnostics.
Recent research results indicate that V6 growth stage is a good time to collect samples to check for damaging levels of plant-parasitic nematodes that feed on corn. Useful tips for sampling for these pathogens of corn are given in this article.
Corn is infested by stalk borer when stalk borer larvae move to find bigger host plants, typically adjacent to grassy edges of emerging corn. The most susceptible stages of infestation are at V1-V5, or about 2-24 inches in plant height.
Mark Honeyman, Research and Demonstration Farms
The latest in field-based research of crop production and management will be on display beginning June 15 at Iowa State University Research and Demonstration Farm field days across Iowa.
Field days consist of tours of research and demonstration plots at the farms. Topics vary for each farm depending on local interest and conditions.
The public is welcome to attend the field days, which take place rain or shine. They are free unless noted.
Scouting now for damping off of soybean seedlings will help producers make informed seed treatment decisions in the future.