Drought & Heat Stress Resources
This web page offers a compilation of drought and heat stress-related articles and resources below specific to field crop production written by crop experts from around the U.S. corn belt.
- Heat and Drought Stress Considerations for Corn - Purdue Univ. (2022)
- Concerns about Drought as Corn Pollination Begins - Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison (2022)
- "Rootless" or "Floppy" Corn Syndrome - Purdue Univ. (2022)
- Drought Stress on Corn - Univ. of Minnesota (2021)
- Heat and Moisture Stress Implication on Soil Moisture Status and Grain Yield - Iowa State Univ. (2021)
- Early Season Drought Effects on Corn and Soybean - Univ. of Minnesota (2021)
- Using Drought-Stressed Corn as Forage - South Dakota State Univ. (2021)
- Options for Drought Damaged Corn Fields - Univ. of Nebraska (2021)
- Harvesting Drought-Stressed Corn for Silage - Univ. of Minnesota (2021)
- Considerations for Corn Sidedress Nitrogen Applications During Hot, Dry Conditions - Univ. of Wisconsin (2021)
- Give Careful Consideration to Likely High Soil and Cornstalk Nitrate Levels this Fall - Iowa State Univ. (2021)
- What Impact will the Heat and Dry Weather have on Pollination in 2020? - Iowa State Univ. (2020)
- Drought Effect on Corn and Soybean and Alternative Management Considerations - Iowa State Univ. (2020)
- Managing Drought Stressed Corn - Penn State Univ. (2020)
- Early Season Drought Stress in Corn - Purdue Univ. (2020)
- Do Your Ears Hang Low? (Premature Ear Declination in Corn) - Purdue Univ. (2020)
- Silage Harvest of Drought-Stressed and Severely Lodged Corn - Iowa State Univ. (2020)
- Drought and Heat Stress - Ohio State Univ. (2019)
- Premature Plant Death Due to Drought Stress: Insult to Injury - Purdue Univ. (2019)
- Influence of Drought on Corn and Soybean - Iowa State Univ. (2017)
- Drought Stress in Corn - Kansas State Univ. (2016)
- A Fast and Accurate "Pregnancy" Test for Corn - Purdue Univ. (2016)
- Hot, Dry Conditions Stressing Corn - Ohio State Univ. (2016)
- How Extended High Heat Disrupts Corn Pollination - Univ. of Nebraska (2015)
- The Effects of Drought and Poor Pollination on Corn - Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison (2012)
- Signs of Drought Stress in Soybean - Purdue Univ. (2012)
- Irrigation Management for Corn - Univ. of Nebraska (2008)
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