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Protect the ears from corn earworms by putting several (4 or 5) drops of mineral oil at the tips of each ear as the silks begin to turn brown and dry. That’s an old but effective way of keeping ...
An albino corn plant with no chlorophyll (left) beside a normal plant (right) In botany , chlorosis is a condition in which leaves produce insufficient chlorophyll . As chlorophyll is responsible for the green color of leaves, chlorotic leaves are pale, yellow, or yellow-white.
Corn plants require up to 2 inches of water per week, which is more than other plants in the vegetable garden. Additional water may be needed during periods of especially hot weather, or if your ...
Lower leaves (older leaves) show symptoms first, since the plant will move nitrogen from older tissues to more important younger ones. [7] Nevertheless, plants are reported to show nitrogen deficiency symptoms at different parts. For example, Nitrogen deficiency of tea is identified by retarded shoot growth and yellowing of younger leaves. [8]
Centaurea cyanus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Centaurea Species: C. cyanus Binomial name Centaurea cyanus L. Centaurea cyanus (introduced species) near Peshastin, Chelan County, Washington Centaurea cyanus, commonly known as cornflower or bachelor's button, is an ...
Marty Chilvers of Michigan State University said tar spot was not a big problem in corn for the second year in a row, due to early season dry weather when corn is vulnerable to infection.
Conopholis americana is parasitic on the roots of woody plants, especially oaks (genus Quercus) and beech (genus Fagus). [3] The only part of the plant generally seen is the cone-shaped inflorescence, [5] which appears above ground in spring. [6] The entire structure is a yellowish color, turning to brown. [3]
Dracaena fragrans (cornstalk dracaena), is a flowering plant species that is native throughout tropical Africa, from Sudan south to Mozambique, west to Côte d'Ivoire and southwest to Angola, growing in upland regions at 600–2,250 m (1,970–7,380 ft) altitude. [1] [2] It is also known as striped dracaena, compact dracaena, and corn plant.