Stalk rots can cause breakage and lodging of stalks and plant death. In many cases the internal tissues of the stalk, or pith is compromised. This publication will discuss general symptoms of these ...

When the leaf sheaths are peeled back at the top of the affected plants, shiny black lesions can be observed on the outside of the stalk. Under appropriate conditions a salmon-colored gel can be seen ...

An agave plant at the Duke Bioscience Research Greenhouse has finally bloomed after 10 years. Last month the agave plant stalk first started growing, and it now stands at roughly 20 feet tall, ...