As temperatures rise in July and August, transpiration from plants might add to the humidity. One plant that gets more blame than others is corn, said Dan Quinn, assistant professor of agronomy and ...

It is “corn sweat” season. The biggest U.S. crop does influence our weather here in Michigan and across the Midwest. All plants drink up moisture from the soil and then breathe some of it out in a ...

Extreme heat is descending on Chicago again this week, and an agricultural phenomenon called corn sweat is making the heat wave this summer even worse. The U.S. leads the world in corn production, and ...

Water evaporates from plant leaves through minuscule holes called stomata. At a global scale, this process — called transpiration — is a key component of the terrestrial water cycle. When soil is ...

INDIANA, USA — It is corn sweat season across Indiana and the rest of the Corn Belt. The peak season for this higher humidity around corn fields will last the next few weeks. This accounts for the ...