Now is the time to evaluate fields for any stalk or ear rot symptoms, according to Darcy Telenko, Purdue field crops pathologist, and Dan Quinn, Purdue corn specialist. The Purdue experts authored a ... The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus: Corn stalk with 27 ears puzzles farmers in Iowa extension.purdue.edu: Purdue Experts Urge Identification of Stalk and Ear Rots Now to Prioritize Harvest Decisions Purdue Experts Urge Identification of Stalk and Ear Rots Now to Prioritize Harvest Decisions MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — North Iowa farmers are puzzled by a curiously bountiful corn stalk growing in front of a restaurant in Mason City.

Understanding the Context

The more than 5-foot-tall plant in front of the Wild Horse ... Corn yield results not from the number of plants in a field but rather the number of ears — photocopied ears of sufficient length and girth. Gaps in a stand and plants without ears contribute nothing ... Some farmers may notice that their corn ears are exhibiting “nosing back” symptoms.

Key Insights

This condition, also referred to as “tip-back” or “tipping back”, is not unusual. Tip dieback is associated with ... MLive: Garden Talk: What you can do to your sweet corn for bigger ears