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 ...

Will making a shallow application of 10-34-0 provide corn plants with sufficient phosphorus during early growth stages when ...

This publication describes the various weather-induced stress conditions that affect the corn plant during each of its growth stages. Discussed are how the conditions develop, how they may be ...

Table 2. Estimated Percent Corn Yield Loss Due to Stand Reduction Occurring Through the Tenth-Leaf Stage of Growth (1/100 Acre Area).* Most yield reduction in corn due to hail damage is a result of ...

GDDs and Corn Growth Stages. The average calendar dates for corn reaching tasseling and kernel growth stages in Minnesota are given in Table 1. The GDD’s that have accumulated by those calendar ...

Blue corn prefers well-drained soil with a neutral pH level. Before planting, make sure to test your soil's pH and adjust it ...

Kevin Keller has high hopes for the 2024 Nebraska corn crop and with good reason. USDA is predicting record yield averages of 194 bu. per acre for corn and 59 bushels for soybeans, based on August ...

If corn was ever jealous of soybean’s relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day ...

Corn kernels go through different growth stages, but the time to harvest is 15 to 20 days after the corn silks have developed. Ears of corn don’t all ripen at the same time, so go through this ...

Leaf staging corn using the leaf collar method ... near the crown of young seedlings at growth stages VE (emergence) to about V4 (four leaves with visible leaf collars). The growing point remains ...

They then measured nitrogen in plant tissues at the V8 stage (eight fully-collared ... the inoculant increased corn vegetative growth, nitrogen accumulation, kernel number, and yield by 2 bushels ...