As a corn plant grows, these cells are formed at nodes along the stalk. These nodes look like tiny grooves, or indentations, in the stem. When the plant is ready to make ears, these cells begin to ...

In 2024, over 165 million bushels of corn were impacted by stalk rot diseases. Learn how to identify different corn stalk rots to dial in your management plan.

Anthracnose can be found on all parts of corn throughout the growing season. However, the disease is most often observed as a 1) leaf blight or spot, 2) top dieback, or 3) stalk rot. Foliar symptoms ...

A single corn stalk grows several ears (which are the female bits of the plant) and has one tassel up top (which, as you can guess, is the male part). The tassel produces pollen, which is the ...

MASON CITY — A single stalk of corn located in front of a Mason City restaurant has left North Iowa farmers puzzled. The 5- to 6-foot-tall plant located in front of the Wild Horse Western Cafe ...

It's been so dry in parts of Nebraska and South Dakota that corn plants are doing something truly strange: They're not producing ears of grain. The stalks, which should be about 8 feet (2.4 meters) ...

A plant to produce cellulosic ethanol from the stalk, husk and other waste parts of corn is scheduled to come online in September. By Alan Neuhauser Aug. 13, 2014 ...

The corn's smaller stature and sturdier base enable it to withstand winds of up to 50 mph — researchers hover over fields with a helicopter to see how the plants handle the wind.