The corn was looking pretty good after we had some blowen over by high winds three weeks ago. Some of the fellows have had pollination problems on ear leaning too far over. The ear may not have any kernels on the low side.
Then ten days ago we started seeing Goss Wilt hitting the corn down around Cascade pretty hard. It is affecting much of the corn now. I am told that the high winds damaged the leaves and that allowed the Goss wilt to take hold faster.
I had never even heard of it until last year when a good friend finally diagnosed a problem he had in a field for several years. It was Goss Wilt. This field is hard to get to after the crops mature. The corn would look great as late as Mid July and then when you harvested it he was only getting 100-110 bushel corn in the field.
This is harbored in the fodder so fall tillage help control it. My friend never does fall tillage as he has stock cows that he runs on the stalks until snow. Also you DO NOT WANT TO bale the fodder and use it for bedding. When you spread the manure you are spreading the Goss Wilt.
The best control is some varieties are resistant to it. So far there is not any chemical control for it.
It is a real shame. These guys had a great crop going and all at once they may get half a crop. The Goss Wilt can cut yields by half real easy.
I have attached an article about the Goss Wilt. They go into the scientific names and explain the way it looks.
Des Moines article on Goss wilt
Then ten days ago we started seeing Goss Wilt hitting the corn down around Cascade pretty hard. It is affecting much of the corn now. I am told that the high winds damaged the leaves and that allowed the Goss wilt to take hold faster.
I had never even heard of it until last year when a good friend finally diagnosed a problem he had in a field for several years. It was Goss Wilt. This field is hard to get to after the crops mature. The corn would look great as late as Mid July and then when you harvested it he was only getting 100-110 bushel corn in the field.
This is harbored in the fodder so fall tillage help control it. My friend never does fall tillage as he has stock cows that he runs on the stalks until snow. Also you DO NOT WANT TO bale the fodder and use it for bedding. When you spread the manure you are spreading the Goss Wilt.
The best control is some varieties are resistant to it. So far there is not any chemical control for it.
It is a real shame. These guys had a great crop going and all at once they may get half a crop. The Goss Wilt can cut yields by half real easy.
I have attached an article about the Goss Wilt. They go into the scientific names and explain the way it looks.
Des Moines article on Goss wilt
