South Carolina Corn Production Guide

The 2009 South Carolina Corn Production Guide is a resource for South Carolina's corn producers. This guide is a revised and updated version from the 2008 edition of EC 587 South Carolina Corn Production Guide, which was edited by Pawel Wiatrak, Extension Agronomist.

 

Download the 2009 SC Corn Production Guide (PDF, 2.3 MB)

 

Table of Contents

Introduction
Corn production & market risk management
Corn vegetative and reproductive growth stages
Planting considerations

Environmental conditions affecting corn growth

Soil sampling and fertility management

Selecting hybrids

Results from 2008 replicated variety trials

Results from 2008 county trials

Planting dates

Plant populations

Irrigation water management for corn

Weed managemen in corn
Nematode management

Disease management

Mycotoxins in corn

Corn insect management

Corn insect control

Corn harvest

Farm-stored corn insect mamagement

Introduction to Precision Agriculture
Contributing Authors

Reviewers