Sweet corn is a fast grower, developing tall stalks with bright green leaves. In the home garden, one corn plant usually produces one or two ears, and you can choose varieties with yellow ...

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 ...

which produce a higher yield and impart a sweet flavor. Corn stalks are cut and dried out in the field for 15 to 20 days before ears are picked off, manually unhusked, completely de-kerneled with ...

Sweet corn comes in a range of kernel colors: yellow, white, and bicolor (yellow and white). Here's a short video about preparing sweet corn. Sweet corn is most often eaten cooked. Peel or “shuck” the ...

Grazing corn residue — or corn stalks — also is an option for cattle producers, at least through early winter. Undi's studies looked at how frequently producers should supplement dried ...

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 ...