Published at the Chat 'n Chew Cafe, June 2000
URL: http://www.kingcorn.org/news/articles.00/WetFeet2-0629-Gallery.html

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Effects of Soggy Soils on Corn Growth

R.L. (Bob) Nielsen
Agronomy Dept., Purdue Univ.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1150
Email address: rnielsen@purdue.edu
 

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The following images illustrate the effects of periods of saturated soils on the overall health and appearance of corn. The images are from two fields that differed primarily in duration of ponding and soil saturation.

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Image 1 Minor stunting of corn by waterlogged soils.	Image 2 Minor stunting of corn by waterlogged soils.
Image 3 Minor stunting of corn by waterlogged soils.	Image 4 Severe stunting of corn by waterlogged soils.
Image 5 Severe stunting of corn by waterlogged soils.	Image 6 Severe stunting of corn by waterlogged soils.
Image 7 Nitrogen deficiency symptom on corn leaf due to loss of soil N by denitrification.	Image 8 Leaf discoloration and death from root stress by saturated soils.
Image 9 Discolored leaf resulting from root stress by saturated soils.	Image 10 Proliferation of roots at soil surface following lengthy period of soil saturation.

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