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By Rap Owings,
Ext. Agent
(This article on “Blighted and Flint Corn for Silage” was taken from a letter written by Harlan E. White. In my book Harlan ranks as one of the better, practical, young agronomist in the State.) Southern Corn Leaf Blight (SCLB) is cause for concern to many Virginia farmers who have T cytoplasm or blends of T cytoplasm. Perhaps a review of our thinking on the best way to use these blighted fields for silage will be helpful to you. Apparently, most of the susceptible corn plants are not severely damaged until they reach the tasseling stage. Severe infection at tasseling can prevent formation of grain due to death of the leaves. This means that the quality of silage made from such corn is lowered. It also means that usual guidelines for time of harvesting, such as the hard dough stage of maturity when husks and lower leaves are turning brown, do not apply.
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