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The impacts of premature corn ear drop
A Purdue University Extension corn specialist says if corn begins to prematurely drop ears it could impact yield.
Dan Quinn tells Brownfield…
“It depends on when it happens and how many plants it’s happening on,” he says. “If it happens, in the beginning dent stage, it shuts down that plant. It can have anywhere from five to ten percent yield losses.”
He says drought could be a contributing factor.
“When we have really dry conditions, which we’ve had in a lot of Indiana, those plants get really stressed,” he says. “What often happens is that ear shank can kind of lose structure or collapses.”
Quinn says if farmers notice crop conditions beginning to deteriorate in the field, farmers should prioritize them at harvest.
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