Think about all of the corn stalks, sunflower stalks, waste from annuals, Christmas trees, coconut shells, bean pods, peanut hulls and other such materials that are removed to get the edible or useful ...

Stalk rots are one of the most significant set of diseases on corn. These diseases are insidious, and often growers are unaware of their effects until harvest. Low levels of stalk rot occur in nearly ...

After harvesting the corn, cut the stalk down a one foot high to improve ... and dispose of them in the compost.