Fungicides
This new in-furrow fungicide pushes past former limits by providing more than just early-season protection, and instead protects the plant throughout the entire season.
On Thursday Corteva Agriscience, the Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, announced a new novel fungicide to be named Advelt.
Anytime corn is stressed photosynthesis is reduced, which limits carbohydrate production and increases risk of stalk rot. The rots you see could be different depending on your stress, wet or dry
When it comes to fungicide, critically examine your opportunity for yield increases to determine whether two, one or any application is needed.
After several days of rain in recent weeks the majority of corn growing states are officially drought free—and in some cases looking more like lakes than fields. For young corn seedlings, continued pounding rain could compound pest problems and even lead to replant.
If your area has experienced cooler weather and high rainfall this summer, conditions are ripe for this particular pathogen.
John Leslie is a distinguished professor who heads the plant pathology department at Kansas State University.
One of the contributing factors to our alfalfa stand losses is a root rot called Aphanomyces race 2. The prolonged wet conditions allowed this root disease to finish off already-weakened alfalfa crowns.
Test Plots study differences between in-furrow orthophosphate, polyphosphate fertilizers.
Matching yield goals to water supply lets you choose the right hybrids and populations for each management zone.
As farms change hands, rural internet access improves and reliable online options increase, virtual shopping for inputs is expected to continue to grow.
Syngenta’s latest fungicide recently gained approval from EPA. Miravis, which includes five products for various crops, is a caboxamide fungicide (SDHI mode of action) active ingredient called Adepidyn.
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With one glance at the yellowed soybean leaves at her feet, Audrey Kalil knows exactly what is ailing them.
Wet and cool soils favor most pathogens that cause damping off in corn and soybean. Slow growth, compacted soils, and heavy clay soils increase chances of seedling fungal infection.
Monsanto speaks to investors about its motivation to pursue Syngenta.
Conventional wisdom says fungicide use in corn during a drought makes little to no sense. Some plant health experts and farmers believe otherwise.