General Field Crop Concerns
The following links are to articles published at Purdue or other land-grant universities relative to general drought-related management issues relative to corn, soybean and small grains.
When in doubt about the applicability of the information to your geographic area of the country, please contact the author(s) of the articles or consult with your own university Extension specialists.
Please send comments or dead link alerts to R.L. (Bob) Nielsen (rnielsen at purdue.edu).
Clemson University (South Carolina)
Iowa State University
- Does dry weather limit tillage options?
- Drought impacts on soil fertility management
- Dry weather induces potassium deficiency
- Managing soils under dry conditions
Michigan State University
New Mexico State University
North Carolina State University
North Dakota State University
- Coping with Drought
A comprehensive listing of on-line drought-related information available from NDSU.
Ohio State University
- Assessing the Impact of Drought on Pollination in Corn
- Drought and Heat Stressing Corn
- Corn Ear Formation: Effects of Early Season Dry Weather
- Crop Germination and Emergence in Dry Soils
- To Sidedress or Not To Sidedress, That is the Question
- Conditions Favorable for "Rootless, Floppy Corn"
- Drought and Heat Stress Effects on Corn Yield Potential
- Impact Of Hot Weather On Wheat Yields
- Drought Increases Potential for Stalk Rot and Lodging in Corn
- Salvaging Drought Stressed Corn
- Assessing The Impact of Drought Damage on Corn Pollination
- Estimating Yield Losses In Drought Damaged Corn Fields
Oklahoma State University
Pennsylvania State University
Purdue University (Indiana)
- Potential for Corn Recovery from Drought Stress?
- Kernel Set Scuttlebutt
- Variable Emergence Due to Variable Seedbed Moisture
- Assessing Effects of Drought on Corn Grain Yield?
- Tassel Emergence & Pollen Shed
- Silk Emergence
- A Fast & Accurate Pregnancy Test for Corn
- Stressed Corn, Pollination, and Rootworm Beetles
- Grain Fill Stages in Corn
- Yield Loss Potential During Grain Fill
- Estimating Corn Grain Yield Prior to Harvest
- Be on the Alert for Floppy, Rootless Corn
- Growing Season Characteristics and Requirements in the Corn Belt (NCH-40)
- Utilizing Drought-Damaged Corn (NCH-58)
- Weather Stress in the Corn Crop (NCH-18)
- Jumping On To The Drought Bandwagon
- Dry Topsoil Concerns Some Corn Growers
- Stalk Health Issues in Stressed Corn
- Droopy Ears in Corn
- Corn Suffering From Various Forms of WTMDS Syndrome
- Seeding Depth Decisions for Corn
- Effects (or Lack Thereof) of Recent Heat Wave on Corn
- Drought Stress & Corn Silage Decisions
- Top Leaf Death in Corn
- Premature Plant Death in Corn
South Dakota State University
Texas A&M University
- Drought Management Strategies Related to Production, Management and Marketing of Corn and Sorghum in Texas
- Management Strategies for Drought-Stressed Grain Crops
University of Delaware
University of Georgia
University of Illinois
- Crop Conditions and What to Watch as Corn Enters Pollination
- How Soon and How Much Does It Need to Rain?
- Is It Drought Yet?
- Heading into the Main Event
- Hanging On
- Still Waiting for Rain
University of Maryland
- Determining
the Value of Drought Stressed Corn
- Harvesting and Feeding Drought-Stressed Corn (FS-433)
University of Missouri
University of Nebraska
- Estimating the effect of drought on corn at various crop stages
- Drought-stressed
Corn (NF02-547)
- Crop Water Use
in Western Nebraska
- Multiple Year Droughts
in Nebraska
University of Wisconsin
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