August 06, 2012Share Email the story Beware of Nitrate Toxicity in Drought-Stressed CornK-State nutrient management specialist Dorivar Ruiz-Diaz on Agriculture Today Radio Program Publication MF3029, Nitrate ToxicityMANHATTAN, Kan. ??? With drought stretching across the United States, plants such as corn and sorghum tend to accumulate high levels of nitrate in the lower leaves and stalk of the pla