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Corn Growth Stages
Corn Growth Stages
Development of
Nodal Roots
How a Corn Plant Develops, Special Report No. 48, Iowa State University, 1998
Frosts on the
surface will not
kill the plants.
Root hairs begin to
Freezing soil form on Nodal
temps will kill Roots.
the plant.
Seminal Root
Flooding can growth has
kill plants. basically stopped.
Ear shoot
formation has
also started.
Ear shoot.
Ear shoot.
Ear shoot.
Entering the
most critical
stage for yield
determination.
The plant is
most sensitive
to water and/or
nutrient stress
at this stage.
Irrigation- the 4
weeks around
silking are the
most critical.
Most
susceptible to
hail damage at
this stage.
Complete leaf
loss at VT will
result in little to
no yield.
Two to three days are required for all silks on an ear to be pollinated.
Blacklayer
Grain Crops Extension,
University of Kentucky
R6 – Physiological Maturity
Kernels need to be at 13 to
15 % moisture for safe
storage.