And, insects, such as corn leaf aphids, could be slowing down tassel emergence. Twisting of the tassel may be a combination of any of the problems mentioned above or may be due to certain herbicide treatments, such as growth regulators, applied late. Continue weekly field scouting through tasseling to insure your corn crop is progressing optimally. The old wives' tale about corn growing so fast you can hear it is not far from the truth. During rapid growth of corn, especially under excellent growth conditions of good weather, corn does rapidly grow.
Corn can produce a new leaf every three days during optimal growth.
The demand for nutrients and water is also very high at this time. If your corn field is under optimal growth conditions during these stages, you should be able to confirm it by checking the plants every three days or so to see if another new leaf has been added onto selected plants. Seen - Many soybean fields have begun to bloom through the Valley. The beginning bloom stage or R1 stage in soybeans is marked by the plants having at least one flower on any node of the main stem. Branches off of the main stem will flower a few days later than the main stem.