Figure 1. Symptoms of stalk rots in corn include premature wilt and ear drop. Stalk rot pathogens decay the central pith, which weakens the stalk. One can envision a healthy stalk being a solid rod of ...

Reviewed by Debra LaGattuta The corn plant (Dracaena fragrans) is a tropical African evergreen tree. They grow fairly slowly, ...

"We are seeing here corn that's already gone ... With less than that, it's very complicated," said farmer Juan Gardey, standing next to soybean plants wilting in the dry heat in Veinticinco de Mayo.