Other potential causes of purple corn seedlings include phosphorus deficiency ... With phosphorous deficiency, corn plants will be stunted with thin stalks. Therefore, it becomes important ...

Pink/red discoloration. Fusarium stalk rot Fusarium moniliforme and others Lower nodes contain macerated pith. Pink/purple discoloration. Carbohydrate stress in corn can be caused by either a) limits ...

Anthracnose leaf blight and stalk rot of corn, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum graminicola ... 3) Top dieback caused by the anthracnose pathogen is characterized by yellowed, purple, or dead/dying ...