It is important to continue to scout for diseases in both corn and soybeans.
8 articles tagged "corn disease".
Yes, we have found active tar spot in Indiana.
Early planted corn in Indiana is reaching mid- to late-vegetative stages and some tasseling in the south.
Gray leaf spot is also active in the lower canopy at multiple sites across the state. The lesions are light tan in color and generally narrow and rectangular, and can be as long as 2 inches.
It is time to get out and scout for corn diseases. Even though recent weather conditions have been hot and dry, there are a number of corn diseases emerging in the lower canopy.
Local epidemics of corn tar spot have growers worried in Indiana about how their corn will finish out the season.
We are collecting corn tar spot samples and we need your help! Tar spot of corn is a new corn disease first identified in the United States in 2015 in Illinois and Indiana. It has since been confirmed in Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Florida.
Corn diseases have been on my radar these past few weeks as I am just getting my boots on the ground in Indiana. Many aerial fungicide applications are going out around the region, corresponding to crop maturity and the uptick of grey leaf spot.
