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 ...

Then, there’s the hand off of the plants’ fertility needs ... because the volume of fertilizer is really important to support and sustain corn growth,” she says.

On the other hand, about a third of all hailstorms occur between June ... How severe that reduction is likely to be depends on not only the amount of leaf area removed, but also the corn's growth ...

Under cloudy skies, high humidity and cooler temperatures, on the other hand, atmospheric evaporative demand is ... which is considered optimum for corn growth. If too much above, moisture stress may ...

Last year’s growing season brought to Kansas a new disease to corn. Corn stunt spiroplasma and its associated vector the corn ...