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Can leaf disease affect corn yields?

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Can leaf disease affect corn yields?

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Yes. Severity and length of time infected can all have an affect on corn yield. Difficult to estimate yield loss, each case may be different. Under poor root growth conditions, can additions of zinc or iron help out corn or soybeans? If either of these micronutrients or other nutrients are limiting, additions may help in the case of corn. In soybeans, by the time the symptoms are showing it is usually too late to benefit from additions. It is really worth the money to soil test, especially on corn in order to make sure that nutrient needs are available to the crop. A soil test also confirms that the symptoms are micronutrient related and not a symptom of poor environmental conditions. Is there an antagonistic effect to Roundup if zinc is added with ammonium sulfate for an application on a Roundup-Ready crop? Calcium and sulfate additives can be antagonistic to Roundup unless antagonism can be overcome with AMS addition, especially if alkaline water is used as the carrier. One of the ne

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