{"id":49,"date":"2018-07-13T09:48:14","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T13:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/burkeag\/?p=49"},"modified":"2018-11-08T16:19:37","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T21:19:37","slug":"49","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/burkeag\/49\/","title":{"rendered":"Corn Disease Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Southern Corn Rust has been found in Georgia!\u00a0 According to Dr. Kemerait,\u00a0and Dr.\u00a0Noland, Southern Corn Rust has been\u00a0spotted in Mitchell and Tift County.<\/p>\n

Southern Corn Rust infects the leaves making the plant incapable of producing sugars through photosynthesis, which reduces yield potential.\u00a0 It will also drain the stalks of strength causing vulnerability to high winds that could blow the stalks over.<\/p>\n

Do not confuse Common Rust with Southern Rust.\u00a0 Southern Rust\u00a0pustules appear primarily on the upper leaf surface, are orange to light brown, round and densely packed on the leaf surface.<\/p>\n

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Southern Corn Rust<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We know\u00a0quite a few acres in Burke County\u00a0have been treated with fungicides.\u00a0 Many fields in the county are approaching dent stage.\u00a0Those that are at dent should be out of any danger from Southern Rust and do not need a fungicide application at this point.\u00a0 Late planted corn, not quite at dent stage, or untreated should be scouted regularly.\u00a0 Southern Rust can move quickly with our current weather conditions.<\/p>\n

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So far in Burke County Peyton had leaf blight concerns confirmed through UGA Diagnostics as Southern Blight.\u00a0 We have also had reports of Northern Blight.<\/p>\n

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Southern Corn Leaf Blight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Northern Corn Leaf Blight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to the 2018 Corn Production Guide:<\/p>\n

Although fungicides are important tools for the management of <\/span>northern corn leaf blight<\/span><\/b>, growers should understand that simply finding this disease in small amounts does not necessarily mean a fungicide application is needed. Nearly every field in the state will have some level of northern corn leaf blight; timely fungicide applications are advised in situations where this disease is likely to develop further. Such occurs most often when a susceptible variety is planted and conditions are favorable for disease development (e.g., ample rainfall). <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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If you have any questions about corn diseases or fungicides, please contact us\u00a0the Burke County Extension Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Southern Corn Rust has been found in Georgia!\u00a0 According to Dr. Kemerait,\u00a0and Dr.\u00a0Noland, Southern Corn Rust has been\u00a0spotted in Mitchell and Tift County. Southern Corn Rust infects the leaves making the plant incapable of producing sugars through photosynthesis, which reduces yield potential.\u00a0 It will also drain the stalks of strength causing vulnerability to high winds […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/burkeag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/burkeag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/burkeag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/burkeag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/burkeag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/burkeag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":134,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/burkeag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49\/revisions\/134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/burkeag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/burkeag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/burkeag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}