Corn Production

Early-Season

Once the crop emerges it is susceptible to a myriad of environmental conditions such as frost, flooding, and drought. Products, such as herbicides or fungicides, applied to the crop early in the season may also impact overall growth. Articles provide information when corn is between emergence (VE) and approximately the tenth leaf stage (V10).

Corn root development

Corn survival in flooded or saturated fields

Early season cold stress

Plant color differences based on management and weather

Rootless corn syndrome

Yield effect of uneven corn heights
     Tools to calculate yield loss from uneven corn heights

Twisted whorls and 'buggy whipped' corn

Recovery from hail damage to young corn (Purdue Univ.)

Foliar applications of plant growth hormones