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Drought and Crops

General Information:

Kentucky Crop and Weather Reports (USDA) more...

Drought Preparedness and Response (NDSU) more...

Corn:

[HTM] Harvesting Corn for Silage under Drought Conditions (UK) more...

[DOC] Drought Stress Increases Mycotoxin Risks in Corn (UK) more...

Using Drought Stressed Corm: Harvesting, Storing, Feeding, Pricing and Marketing (UK) more...

PPA-26: Corn Stalk Rots (UK)
... may die suddenly in various areas within the field, with leaves first turning a
dull, grayish-green similar to the color caused by frost or drought damage. ...

Late-Season Frost Damage to Corn Grown for Silage (UK):
... High nitrate levels are toxic to cattle and will occur most frequently when the corn has been under drought stress prior to the frost. ... more ... more...

Aflatoxins in Corn (UK):
... channels. Preharvest aflatoxin contamination of corn is associated with drought and high temperatures during grain fill. Postharvest ... more ... more...

[PDF] id-139: Corn Growth and Development (UK)
... maturity. Drought or nutrient stress during this period can result in unfilled
kernels, less weight per kernel, and light, chaffy ears. ...

[PDF] ID-121: Fumonisin, Vomitoxin, and Other Mycotoxins in Corn (UK)...
... Rots caused by F. verticillioides and contamination by fumonisins appear
to be favored by drought stress prior to and during silking. ...

[PDF] ENT-59: Cutworm Management in Corn (UK)
... Page 3. 3 tially grown larvae. This cutworm is very resistant to drought. Eggs
are laid singly or a few together on host plants in the fall. ...

Soybeans:

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[PDF] Charcoal Rot on Soybeans (UK) ...
... Most fungal diseases of soybeans are diminished during hot, dry weather. Charcoal rot, however, is favored under these conditions....more

AGR-128 SOYBEAN PRODUCTION IN KENTUCKY PART I: STATUS, USES AND ...
... Often under poor growing conditions such as late plantings, early frost, drought
and poor stands a soybean crop intended for grain harvest is considered ...

Tobacco:

TAdditional tobacco information from the UK College of Agriculture Agronomy Dept
... ...more

Tobacco Suffering From Weather Problems (Aug. 12, 2005)
... Tobacco can take the dry weather and the heat in short spurts but it cannot take what 2005 has decided to dish out ...more

AGR-75 SUCKER CONTROL IN BURLEY AND DARK TOBACCOS
... Tobacco plants that have been growing under drought conditions absorb maleic hydrazide
more slowly and, consequently, sucker control maybe less effective ...

AGR-158: Dealing With Chemical Injury in Tobacco
... keeping a high percentage of the roots in a chemically treated zone, increasing
the likelihood of injury, and making the plant more prone to drought stress. ...

Proper Curing Management to Minimize the Occurrence of Green ...
... Tobacco that has been produced with excessive levels of nitrogen or that has been
through a drought will often require more time than normal crops to mature ...

Vegetable Production:

[PDF] ID-36: 2004-05 Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers
... thumb for commercial vegetable produc- tion is “if you can’t irrigate it, don’t
plant it.” Droughts are not uncommon in Kentucky; the drought of 1999 ...

Herbicide Concerns:

Herbicide Applications with Hot Dry Conditions (NDSU) more...

Herbicide Concerns After a Drought (NDSU) more...

Other Crops:

AGR-99 TILLAGE AND CROP RESIDUE MANAGEMENT
... and cobs) per acre. However, under adverse conditions such as drought,
the residue might only be half as much. Typical amounts of ...

[PDF] FOR-15: Managing Sustainable Forests in Kentucky
... Severe weather conditions, like the drought-freeze combination experienced in Kentucky
between June and December of 1983, can alter the health of a forest ...

id 114 CANOLA PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT
... seedlings can occur if air temperatures approach 90 o F with soil temperatures above
100 o F. Although heat injury is associated with drought injury, excessive ...

AGR-122: Production of Sweet Sorghum for Syrup in Kentucky
... of extractable juice, (4) contain juice with a high total soluble solids (Brix)
content, mostly sugars, (5) resist diseases, (6) tolerate drought, (7) tolerate ...

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