The application of fungicides to corn between V12 and tasseling (VT) is not recommended. This recommendation is based on the potential for arrested development of corn ears, or the formation of “beer can” ear syndrome. The syndrome was termed by Dr. Bob Nielsen of Purdue University in 1996, who described the ears with the expected… Read More
Author: davehooker
Dr. Dave Hooker, Assistant Professor, Plant Agriculture/Ridgetown Campus, University of Guelph @cropdoc2