Edge effects are the changes in biodiversity that occur inside the space surrounding the shared edge of two or more distinct ecosystems. This transitional zone rich in biodiversity is known as the ...

Reasons for the so-called “edge effect” – unexplained yield losses in outer corn rows that disappear in interior rows – are coming into focus, thanks to work by Iowa State University Extension field ...

Mother Nature routinely sends corn growers production challenges from weeds, insects and disease. Now, she has a trick up her sleeve agronomists are referring to as the “edge effect.” It took a ...

The loss of herbicide options due to resistance and lack of new chemistries have delivered the realization that herbicides are a finite resource and weed control alternatives are desperately needed.