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Drought & Heat Stress Resources

This section 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.

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Indiana Corn Update - Issue #27

Early weed control, planting conditions, and nitrogen–sulfur management influence corn...

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Wrapped Tassels in Corn: Now What?

One of the more unusual issues showing up in Indiana corn fields this summer is “tassel...

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high clearance sidedress nitrogen application
From Traditional N Management to Sensor-Based Decisions: What to Know Before Applying Nitrogen

Agriculture is in an era of transition, from traditional, uniform nitrogen (N) management toward...

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Corn Plant Populations and the Potential for Reducing Seed Costs

Seed represents one of the largest variable input costs for Indiana corn growers—second...

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Droopy Ears? – Understanding Premature Ear Drop in Corn

As corn advances through grain fill and approaches physiological maturity (black layer), one...

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Diplodia ear rot on corn
Corn Harvest and the Importance of Watching for Ear Rots

As corn harvest approaches in Indiana, it is important to start monitoring and managing for the...

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Purdue
Corn Agronomy

 West Lafayette, IN
 765-494-5314
 djquinn@purdue.edu