Bonner and Thurlow (3) reported that indoleacetic acid (IAA) inhibited the formation of flowers in cockleburs (Xanthium pensylvanicum Walln.) when it was applied as a spray during the long inductive night. In this report, evidence is presented that ethylene also inhibits the flowering of cocklebur plants that have been exposed to a long inductive photoperiod and that the IAA effect is probably ...

Fumonisins are mycotoxins produced by Fusarium moniliforme, a common fungal contaminant of corn worldwide, 10 and F. proliferatum, a closely related species.l.Io.'9 The true incidence of F. moniliforme is difficult to determine because F. proliferatum has often been misidentified as F. moniliforme. lO,'3 Certain strains of F. proliferatum also produce moniliformin, but isolates of F. moniliform...

Oftentimes, corn processors believe that ground corn (raw material) and distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) are interrelated in certain quality parameters. Yet, previous studies, although rather limited, have not established this relationship. In this study, six ground corn samples and their resulting DDGS were analyzed for particle size distribution (PSD), using a series of six select...

in order to evaluate the intercropping of corn (zea mays l.) and bean cultivars (phaseolus spp.) an experiment was carried out in a randomized complete block design with three replicaties at sari agricultural sciences and natural resources university during growing season of 2010. the experimental treatments consisted of sole cropping of corn, white bean, bush bean, red bean, pinto bean and swo...

This study was conducted to determine the chemical composition and nutritive value of sunflower residues silage (SRS) and effects of its substitution with alfalfa hay and corn silage on lactation performance, feed intake, nutrient digestibility and some blood parameters of Mohabadi dairy goats. Four experimental diets were formulated to gradually replace alfalfa hay and corn silage with SRS as ...

Corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] rotations are common production systems across the midwestern United States. However, the interactive effect of crop rotation, tillage, and nematicide seed treatments on the yield of both crops in the rotation system is not well understood. Field trials were conducted in a long-term crop rotation experiment during 2013 to 2015 to measure y...

The European Corn Borer (ECB), Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner), is a major corn insect pest. Estimates of damage in the United States due to ECB range between $1-$2 billion per year from yield loss and control costs (Russnogle). A common rule of thumb suggests that one borer per plant can cause a 5% yield loss if the attack occurs during the corn’s critical early development stages (see sidebar). T...

A rapid, simple, sensitive, and specific immunochromatographic test strip was developed for the detection of Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii (Pss) in corn seed which was soaked overnight and then centrifuged for precipitate re-dissolved as samples. A pair of sensitive monoclonal antibodies for the immunochromatographic test strip was generated by mice immunization and cell fusion. Under opti...