By David Moseley, Foster, Matthew, Parvej, Md Rasel, Friedland, Carol, Divine, April, Deliberto, Michael, Conger, Stacia
LSU AgCenter
With corn planting occurring rapidly throughout the state, I’ve received numerous questions about how an Easter cold snap may impact emerged corn. The effect of frost on emerged corn is mainly damage to the leaf tissue. Within the first 24 hours after the frost event, corn leaves may turn yellow or brown and exhibit a water-soaked appearance.