date:Aug 22, 2012
This summer's devastating growing conditions have been the perfect setup for stalk rot up to and when the combines run this fall.
Drought is one of a number of potential causes of stalk rot, which takes place when photosynthesis is slowed. And, now is the time to start scouting to see what kind of trouble you might face because of stalk rot once you begin harvest, says University of Illinois Extension educator Angie Peltier.
Stalk rots increase lodging potential, which can decrease harvestable