May 28, 2007 Agronomy

Purdue: Recovery From Hail Damage to Young Corn

As is usual in Indiana, late spring thunderstorms rumbling across the state often include damaging hail.

Looking out the kitchen window the morning after such a storm can be one of the most disheartening feelings in the world to a corn grower.

Yield loss in corn due to hail damage results primarily from 1) stand reduction caused by plant death and 2) leaf area reduction caused by hail damage to the leaves (Vorst, 1993). Assessing the yield consequences of hail damage in corn therefore requires that the severity of each of these factors be estimated.

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