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

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