Document Type
Circular
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Department
plant science
Publication Date
5-2009
Publisher
South Dakota State University, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences
Circular No.
929-09
Pages
12
Description
Corn diseases can be separated into 1) seed and seedling diseases, 2) root-infecting nematodes, 3) leaf diseases, 4) rusts, 5) stalk rots, and 6) ear and grain molds. Yield losses can result from diseases directly reducing yields or from harvestability, spoilage, or marketing and/or use issues associated with mycotoxin contamination. See Table 9.1 for corn disease management information. Attention to optimal seed quality, hybrid selection, seed treatments, weed and insect control, crop rotation, soil fertility, irrigation, and prompt harvest can reduce disease impacts. This chapter discusses aspects of recognizing and managing South Dakota corn diseases.
Language
en
Rights
© 2009 by South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota
Recommended Citation
Draper, Martin A.; Langham, Marie A.; Clay, Sharon; and Ruden, Bradley E., "Best Management Practices for Corn Production in South Dakota: Corn Diseases in South Dakota" (2009). SDSU Extension Circulars. 499.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/extension_circ/499