Recent wind events have caused some root lodging and snapping of corn. Thunderstorms are prevalent this time of year and corn brace roots aren’t developed, which can lead to an incidence of root ...

URBANA, Ill. - Sweet corn growers and processors could be bringing in more profits by exploiting natural density tolerance traits in certain hybrids. That's according to 2019 research from USDA ...

Preceon Short-Stature Corn from Bayer allows growers to produce more with less but does so while significantly cutting ...

You can’t construct a strong building on a weak foundation, and you can’t grow a great corn crop on a weak root system. From freezing temperatures to voracious underground pests and other threats, ...

You can’t build a farm shop on a weak foundation, and you can’t grow a high-yielding corn crop with weak roots. Healthy corn roots enable efficient resource ...

AMES, Iowa – When a hurricane-like derecho knocked down corn plants across Iowa in August 2020, it was devastating for farmers. But it also presented a natural experiment for an Iowa State University ...

A new study uses novel single-cell profiling techniques to reveal how plants add new cell layers that help them resist climate stressors like drought or flooding. The research focuses on corn—a ...