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Photo: University of Minnesota Soils in Indiana have been too wet for field work almost since last fall. What I mean by “too wet” is so wet that the soils would not even support the weight of the field equipment without creating ruts or the equipment literally getting stuck. The short term weather forecasts hint that some drying may finally occur over the next couple of weeks.
Corkscrewed mesocotyls in corn. Source: J. McLaughlin, Ohio State University Successful stand establishment of a corn crop relies on many factors, including the successful emergence of the seedlings in the first place. Seedling emergence occurs as a result of elongation of the mesocotyl that elevates the coleoptile or “spike” toward the soil surface.
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