In any plant or crop you are going to have to deal with the common diseases and insects that go along with it. A few common diseases of corn are: Stewart’s Bacterial Wilt, Root Rot, Corn Smut, and Southern Corn Leaf Blight.
Stewart's Bacterial Wilt is a disease that affects corn at any stage of the growing period. Although, this particular wilt is most harmful when sweet corn is at a very young stage. This disease causes wilting and dwarfing of the plants and the plant will most likely never complete its stages of life.
Another disease of corn is Root Rot. This disease is found in the soil. You will know when the plant has been infected because the fungus will appear. Some may not be able to identify when their crops have been infected with root rot until it is visible in the growth of the plant. This disease causes stunted growth and does not all the plant to mature. …show more content…
Some may think that since this is a disease, it is not viable to producers, but this is certainly not true. Corn smut is edible and it actually sought after by many consumers. In Mexico, galls on ears of corn are a used for food, and are known as cuitlacoache. Symptoms of this disease are that young galls become silver-white to gray at maturity and inside mature medium-sized galls are billions of sooty black spores.
Southern Corn Leaf Blight is a fungal disease, but unlike the other fungal disease, we have previously discussed, it is found on the leaves of the corn plant. This disease appears in
Stewart's Bacterial Wilt is a disease that affects corn at any stage of the growing period. Although, this particular wilt is most harmful when sweet corn is at a very young stage. This disease causes wilting and dwarfing of the plants and the plant will most likely never complete its stages of life.
Another disease of corn is Root Rot. This disease is found in the soil. You will know when the plant has been infected because the fungus will appear. Some may not be able to identify when their crops have been infected with root rot until it is visible in the growth of the plant. This disease causes stunted growth and does not all the plant to mature. …show more content…
Some may think that since this is a disease, it is not viable to producers, but this is certainly not true. Corn smut is edible and it actually sought after by many consumers. In Mexico, galls on ears of corn are a used for food, and are known as cuitlacoache. Symptoms of this disease are that young galls become silver-white to gray at maturity and inside mature medium-sized galls are billions of sooty black spores.
Southern Corn Leaf Blight is a fungal disease, but unlike the other fungal disease, we have previously discussed, it is found on the leaves of the corn plant. This disease appears in