The overplanting gap was especially pronounced in states where it is rare for farmers to continuously plant the same fields with corn, the study found. "When we crunched the numbers, we found that ...

The root of a corn plant injured by corn rootworm, the crop's most damaging pest in the Midwest. Photo by Erin Hodgson/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – Widespread planting of corn hybrids designed ...

With phosphorous deficiency, corn plants will be stunted with thin stalks. Therefore, it becomes important to look how healthy, uniform and vigorous the stand is to properly diagnose what is ...