Show Corn Insect Damage Often Exaggerated Blame Blamo Nutrients Deficiency in Soil Insect damage is often blamed for tor poor corn com yields yield and weak week floppy stalks whereas the real cause may be a lack of ot plant nm nu trient balance in the soil soU reports P. P E E. E Johnson University of Illinois till Illi nois soils specialist Por corn com yields and excessive lodging are particularly pronounced pro pro- where coil coll potash levels level are low according to Johnson In soils that are tight and where clay day pans come close to the surface surface sur sure face says Johnson the potash is quickly pumped out He Ho reports that this potash starvation starvation star star- starvation is only aggravated by side dressings of nitrogen or applications bons of phosphate But Dut when a complete soil treatment including I nitrogen phosphate and potash is added invariably the corn plants plant show large clumps of healthy roots and stalks stand up stiff sUU and str straight If a corn com plant is starved for potash some time in its life Ufe says Johnson damage occurs to the theft ft ir IJ t When plant nutrient supply Is well balanced com corn plants develop develop de do strong healthy root systems aya- aya f ems well matured ears and high yields i node where the leaf comes out on i ithe the stalk This causes a it clogging dogging of the corn com plants plant's interior network network net net- neti i work of pipe lines Plant food cant can't move up and down the stock Root development is slaved loved down |