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, from thick canes or stems that produce long, narrow leaves like stalks of ...

A study from researchers in New England showed that rising global temperatures could cause increased presence of the corn flea beetle, threatening crop yields in the New England area, according to ...

"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.