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Management Tips for Dwarf Bunt

Posted on July 29, 2011 (December 22, 2021) by Peter Johnson

The following harvest and storage management tips for dwarf bunt infected fields can help increase sample quality: Cut high with the combine Wheat infected with dwarf bunt will be substantially shorter than healthy plants. Raising the header will reduce the amount of bunt balls harvested. Harvest below 15% Bunt balls and spores that are dry […]

Sudden Death Syndrome in Soybeans

Posted on May 30, 2011 (August 9, 2016) by Albert Tenuta

Sudden death syndrome (SDS) is most visible when the soybean crop enters the reproductive stages of development because most of the resources of the plant begin to shift from vegetative (leafs, stems, roots, etc) growth to producing and filling the pods. When this shift in resources occurs, the plant’s natural defense mechanisms are reduced (especially […]

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