Stalk Rot of Corn

By Jim Dodd
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Published: Jan. 01, 2012
Words: 6,336 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781465738448

Short description

Stalk rot is an international and perennial problem with growing corn. This book describes of the causes of stalk rot in corn leading to suggestions for growers, seed companies, agronomists and corn breeders on reducing the occurence of corn stalk rot.

Extended description

The author applies his 40+ years of experience as a corn pathologist and the original research into the relationship among factors involving grain production and plant productivity on occurrence of stalk rot. These concepts of corn stalk rot, controversial when first published in 1980, have been tested and retested by the author and several university researchers and now is taught in many university plant pathology courses. The book offers the evidence for this concept and leads the grower, agronomist and plant breeder to application to improving the growing and genetics of corn hybrids for maintaining high stalk quality in corn.

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corn, maize, corn disease, corn stalk rot

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