Several different fungi cause stalk rot in corn across the U.S. Corn Belt, and gibberella stalk rot is among the most common forms. Stalk rot depresses yields some 5% each year, and it’s not unheard ...

In 2024 alone, over 165 million bushels were impacted by corn stalk rot diseases in the U.S.1 Stalk rots in corn can be tricky to manage and prevent, but the first step comes down to proper ...

Stalk rots are one of the most significant set of diseases on corn. These diseases are insidious, and often growers are unaware of their effects until harvest. Low levels of stalk rot occur in nearly ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Last year, Minnesota corn farmers harvested 1.386 billion bushels of corn, just second to Iowa. It's big business -- about $9.2 billion -- that has farmers working around the ...

Anthracnose leaf blight and stalk rot of corn, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum graminicola, is a disease of worldwide importance. Yield losses can approach 40% and up to 80% lodging has been ...

Matt Jacovelli of Deptford, NJ, standing next to the corn stalk he grew in his vegetable garden. It has more than 28 cobs on it, which might be a Guinness World Record. Courier Post This New Jersey ...