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 ...