Stalk Rots and Harvest
This tip was provided by: Ronnie Schnell, Cropping Systems , College Station, ronschnell@tamu.edu Statewide Stalk Rots and Harvest Stalk rots can occur in sorghum and often go unnoticed until significant lodging occurs. Yield loss can result from severe lodging but also from reduced head size and poor grain fill. Two common stalk rots are charcoal rot and fusarium rot. Each are caused …
Avoiding Complacency about Sugarcane Aphid
This tip was provided by: Calvin Trostle, Extension Agronomy, Lubbock, 806-746-6101, ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu Central, North & High Plains Avoiding Complacency about Sugarcane Aphid In his June 30 “Rolling with Bowling” entomology newsletter, Dr. Robert Bowling, Extension entomologist, Corpus Christi (361-265-9201, robert.bowling@ag.tamu.edu ) summarized 2016 sugarcane aphid dynamics (or lack thereof) in South Texas. There was modest pressure in some area, but in …
Sorghum Tips Provided by:
Dr. Calvin Trostle, Lubbock
(806) 746-6101
ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu
For information on grain sorghum or sorghum forages for your area, or for specific questions, contact your local county agricultural Extension agent, an Extension agronomy specialist, or Dr. Calvin Trostle.
