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Applied Research in Field Crop Pathology for Indiana - 2020
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Applied Research in Field Crop Pathology for Indiana - 2020

This is a report summary of our 2020 applied field crop pathology research trials conducted in Indiana. ...

1996 Indiana Soybean Composition Data
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1996 Indiana Soybean Composition Data

This two-page publication entitled, "1996 Indiana Soybean Composition Data" discusses specific traits of grains and oilseeds that have been genetically developed for various purposes. Grain quality is defined in terms...

Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition: A Historical Perspective on Nitrogen Fertilizer Rate Recommendations for Corn in Indiana (1953-2011)
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Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition: A Historical Perspective on Nitrogen Fertilizer Rate Recommendations for Corn in Indiana (1953-2011)

For many years, N recommendations in the Midwest were based on achieving a specific corn yield goal (if you want so many bushels per acre, apply so much N). This began to change in 2006. As growers consider adopting thes...

Seed Requirement Table for Desired Soybean Populations
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Seed Requirement Table for Desired Soybean Populations

Seed requirement table intended as a general guide to assure establishment of acceptance soybean populations....

Management Considerations for Relay Intercropping: II. Soybean
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Management Considerations for Relay Intercropping: II. Soybean

Intercropping involves planting soybeans into standing wheat before wheat is harvested. This publication discusses best management practices for soybeans that are intercropped, including variety selection, seed coatings,...

An Overview of Specialty Corn & Soybean Production in Indiana
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An Overview of Specialty Corn & Soybean Production in Indiana

Specialty grains and oilseeds have a long tradition as part of Indiana's crop mix. This publication addresses questions such as the number of acres devoted to specialty grains in Indiana, the differences in growing speci...

Diseases of Soybean: Frogeye Leaf Spot
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Diseases of Soybean: Frogeye Leaf Spot

Frogeye leaf spot is an important foliar disease in hot, humid regions of the United States. The most common initial symptoms are small, yellow spots on the leaves that eventually enlarge to a diameter of about 1/4 inch....

Quality Grain Needs TLC
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Quality Grain Needs TLC

This three-page publication entitled, "Quality Grain Needs TLC" covers breeding efforts and how they continue to increase. Specific traits have been genetically altered for certain purposes including snack food manuf...

Harvesting, Drying, and Storing Frost-Damaged Corn and Soybeans
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Harvesting, Drying, and Storing Frost-Damaged Corn and Soybeans

This eight-page publication entitled, "Harvesting, Drying, and Storing Frost-Damaged Corn and Soybeans" discusses frost damage. How far along the plant was when frost occurred reflects on how best to treat the corn and...

Frost Risk of the 1996 Indiana Soybean Crop
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Frost Risk of the 1996 Indiana Soybean Crop

This three-page publication entitled, "Frost Risk of the 1996 Indiana Soybean Crop" deals with the amount of risk for soybean crops. Extremely late-planted fields were few and only 10-15% of the crop is at risk. Tabl...

Preparing for the 1992 Corn and Soybean Crops
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Preparing for the 1992 Corn and Soybean Crops

This grain quality fact sheet has information about preparing for fall harvest, including establishing a harvest strategy, determining crop drying needs, and maintaining a good storage management routine....

Drying Soybeans Requires Special Considerations
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Drying Soybeans Requires Special Considerations

This two-page publication entitled, "Drying Soybeans Requires Special Considerations" discusses the need to reduce moisture content in soybeans to a safe storage level. Enclosed is a short review of some tips when usi...

Diseases of Soybean: Fungicide Efficacy for Control of Soybean Seedling Diseases
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Diseases of Soybean: Fungicide Efficacy for Control of Soybean Seedling Diseases

This publication provides a table that includes the most widely marketed fungicide products to control common seedling diseases in soybean. It was updated in January 2021...

Soybean Disease Management: Fungicide Efficacy for Control of Soybean Foliar Diseases
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Soybean Disease Management: Fungicide Efficacy for Control of Soybean Foliar Diseases

This publication provides a table that includes the most widely marketed fungicide products to control common foliar diseases in soybean. It was updated in February 2021. ...

Crop Management:  Cover Crop Do's and Don't's
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Crop Management: Cover Crop Do's and Don't's

When it comes to cover crops, there are a lot of facts myths about weed, insect, and disease management. This publication provides basic information about using cover crops in your cropping system. The publication was...

Crop Management: Cover Crop Do's and Don't's
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Crop Management: Cover Crop Do's and Don't's

This item is intended only for extension offices or businesses who want to hand out copies at meetings. When it comes to cover crops, there are a lot of facts myths about weed, insect, and disease management. This pu...

Field Crops: Soybean Insect Control Recommendations - 2015
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Field Crops: Soybean Insect Control Recommendations - 2015

This publication lists insect pests that attack soybean crops and suggests insecticides and chemicals for their control, along with suggested amounts, timing, and placement of application.

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Applied Research in Field Crop Pathology for Indiana - 2021
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Applied Research in Field Crop Pathology for Indiana - 2021

This report is a summary of applied field crop pathology research trials conducted in 2021 under the direction of the Purdue Field Crop Pathology program in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Purdue Universi...

2024 Corn & Soybean Field Guide
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2024 Corn & Soybean Field Guide

The 2024 edition of this pocket-size, in-field reference provides detailed and descriptive information for corn and soybean producers. Other topics include identifying and managing insect, disease, and weeds; diagnosing ...

2024 Corn & Soybean Field Guide (25/box)
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2024 Corn & Soybean Field Guide (25/box)

This is a box of 25 copies of our popular in-field reference. The 2024 edition of this pocket-size, in-field reference provides detailed and descriptive information for corn and soybean producers. Other topics include id...

Protecting Pollinators: Protecting Pollinators in Agronomic Crop Production
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Protecting Pollinators: Protecting Pollinators in Agronomic Crop Production

Although agronomic crops do not require pollinators to produce a crop, foraging bees are extremely likely to pass over or near agronomic crop fields in Indiana and states with similar cropping practices. As a result, ...

Frequently Asked Questions About Fungicide Resistance in Field Crops
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Frequently Asked Questions About Fungicide Resistance in Field Crops

Fungicide resistance in field crops is a growing problem across the Corn Belt. This publication answers some frequently asked questions about how fungicide resistance develops and how you can manage it. The publicatio...

Common Soybean Insects
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Common Soybean Insects

Gives pictures and general information about soybean insects. ...

USDA Grading Standards and Moisture Conversion Table for Soybeans
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USDA Grading Standards and Moisture Conversion Table for Soybeans

This publication provides soybean price discount schedules currently used by local and terminal elevators and processors in Indiana, official USDA grade standards for soybeans, and a moisture conversion table....

Soybean Production Systems: Plant Populations and Seedling Rates for Soybeans
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Soybean Production Systems: Plant Populations and Seedling Rates for Soybeans

Seeding rate, plant population, and row spacing are tied together. If the population is too high, plants compete with each other and often lodge. If the population is too low, a producer is wasting growing space and lo...

Soybean Production Systems: Thin Soybean Stands: Should I Replant, Fill In, or Leave Them Alone?
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Soybean Production Systems: Thin Soybean Stands: Should I Replant, Fill In, or Leave Them Alone?

One of the most difficult early -season management questions that soybean growers ask is...

Soybean Production Systems: Forward Pricing Practices of Indiana Soybean Producers
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Soybean Production Systems: Forward Pricing Practices of Indiana Soybean Producers

To find out how common forward pricing practices are in Indiana Purdue Extension surveyed Indiana soybean producers representing various farm sizes and regions. This publication discusses that survey's findings with resp...

Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendations for Corn, Soybeans, Wheat & Alfalfa
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Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendations for Corn, Soybeans, Wheat & Alfalfa

In this cooperative effort, Extension experts from The Ohio State University, Michigan State University, and Purdue University revamp the original Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendations for Corn, Soybeans, Wheat and Alfalf...

Soybean Disease Management: Frogeye Leaf Spot
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Soybean Disease Management: Frogeye Leaf Spot

Frogeye leaf spot is a common disease in the United States and Ontario. This publication examines the disease, including symptoms and other conditions that may be similar. It also recommends ways to manage the disease...

The Effectiveness of Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments in Soybean
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The Effectiveness of Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments in Soybean

Neonicotinoid insecticides offer a wide range of potential applications, and they have become very popular as seed treatments. But are such treatments warranted? This publication summarizes the current research about neo...

Soybean Production Systems: Where Do Indiana Soybean Producers Sell?
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Soybean Production Systems: Where Do Indiana Soybean Producers Sell?

Soybean producers' market alternatives may have a major impact on their income. This publication uses survey data of Indiana soybean producers to identify and understand the types of markets available to them as well as ...

Applied Research in Field Crop Pathology for Indiana - 2019 (PDF)
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Applied Research in Field Crop Pathology for Indiana - 2019 (PDF)

This report is a summary of applied field crop pathology research trials conducted in 2019 under the direction of the Purdue Field Crop Pathology program in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Purdue Universi...

Precautions for Using Dicamba Herbicides in Xtend® Soybeans
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Precautions for Using Dicamba Herbicides in Xtend® Soybeans

This publication describes some of the issues associated with dicamba applications and how growers can manage them.

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Pages: 4

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Estimating Corn & Soybean Residue Cover
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Estimating Corn & Soybean Residue Cover

This publication shows corn and soybean producers who use conservation tillage methods how they can estimate and manage crop residue cover....

Fungicides for Field Crops
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Fungicides for Field Crops

This guide provides an overview of the current knowledge of fungicides and their use on field crops. This comprehensive book combines past knowledge about fungicides with recent developments in the realm of field crop fu...

Crop Protection Network: An Infrastructure for Multi-state Extension Efforts
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Crop Protection Network: An Infrastructure for Multi-state Extension Efforts

This publication outlines the purpose and mission of the Crop Protection Network, a multi-state and international collaboration of university and provincial extension specialists and public and private professionals w...

Crop Protection Network: 2017 Impact
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Crop Protection Network: 2017 Impact

This publication summarizes the efforts and impacts that the Crop Protection Network had in 2017.

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Crop Management: Factors to Consider Before Using a Soybean Seed Treatment
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Crop Management: Factors to Consider Before Using a Soybean Seed Treatment

This publication describes the factors you should consider to help you make the right soybean seed treatment decisions for your operation. It also explores the three major types of seed treatments: fungicides, insecti...

Crop Management: Considerations for Selecting Soybean Varieties
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Crop Management: Considerations for Selecting Soybean Varieties

This publication describes the main factors you should consider when selecting which soybean variety to plant.

Format: PDF

Pages: 4

Language: Eng...

Diseases of Soybean: Root Knot Nematode
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Diseases of Soybean: Root Knot Nematode

Root knot nematodes cause major damage in soybean in the southern United States, and are a notorious problem because of their wide host range. This publication examines the symptoms or root knot nematode damage, how nema...

Scouting for Common Soybean Seed Diseases
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Scouting for Common Soybean Seed Diseases

This publication provides images, symptoms, and general management strategies for soybean seed diseases. The publication was developed by the Crop Protection Network, which includes authors from land-grant universities a...

Scouting for Soybean Stem Diseases
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Scouting for Soybean Stem Diseases

This publication provides images, symptoms, and general management strategies for soybean stem diseases. The publication was developed by the Crop Protection Network, which includes authors from land-grant universities a...

Soybean Disease Management: Soybean Vein Necrosis Virus
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Soybean Disease Management: Soybean Vein Necrosis Virus

This publication examines the symptoms of soybean vein necrosis virus (SVNV), describes how SVNV differs from several other plant problems that may look like SVNV, and provides other scouting information. The publication...

Soybean Disease Management: Charcoal Rot
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Soybean Disease Management: Charcoal Rot

This publication examines the symptoms of charcoal rot in soybean, describes how charcoal rot differs from several other diseases that may look like it, provides other scouting information, and management recommendations...

Soybean Disease Management: Stem Canker
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Soybean Disease Management: Stem Canker

This publication examines the symptoms of stem canker, describes how stem canker differs from several other plant problems that may look like stem canker, and provides other scouting information. The publication was crea...

Soybean Disease Management: Pod and Stem blight and Phomopsis Seed Decay
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Soybean Disease Management: Pod and Stem blight and Phomopsis Seed Decay

This publication examines the symptoms of pod stem blight and phomopsis seed decay, describes how pod stem blight differs from several other plant problems that may look like pod stem blight, and provides other scouting ...

Soybean Disease Management: Soybean Seedling Diseases
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Soybean Disease Management: Soybean Seedling Diseases

This publication examines the symptoms of important soybean seedling diseases, describes how other plant problems may resemble seedling diseases, and provides management recommendations. The publication was created by th...

Scouting for Soybean Seedling Diseases and Disorders
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Scouting for Soybean Seedling Diseases and Disorders

This brochure is a quick guide to help you scout for and identify common soybean seedling disorders. Disorders include Fusarium root rot, pre-emergence herbicides, planting issues, and Rhizoctonia seedling blight. the...

Scouting for White Mold in Soybean
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Scouting for White Mold in Soybean

This publication is a quick-reference that provides images, symptoms, and general management strategies for white mold in soybean. The publication was developed by the Crop Protection Network, which includes authors from...

Soybean Disease Management: Sudden Death Syndrome
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Soybean Disease Management: Sudden Death Syndrome

This publication examines the symptoms of sudden death syndrome (SDS), describes conditions favorable for the disease, explains how SDS differs from several other plant problems that may look like SDS, and recommends man...

Scouting for Sudden Death Syndrome in Soybean
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Scouting for Sudden Death Syndrome in Soybean

This publication is a quick-reference that provides images, symptoms, and general management strategies for sudden death syndrome in soybean. The publication was developed by the Crop Protection Network, which includes a...

Soybean Disease Management: Soybean Disease Loss Estimates From the United States and Ontario, Canada - 2015
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Soybean Disease Management: Soybean Disease Loss Estimates From the United States and Ontario, Canada - 2015

Each year, plant pathologists around the North Central region coordinate their efforts to document disease-related losses in soybean yields across the region. This publication documents the impact of major diseases on...

Crop Protection Network: 2015 Impact
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Crop Protection Network: 2015 Impact

This publication summarizes the effort and impacts that the Crop Protection Netwo rk had in 2015.

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Crop Protection Network: 2016 Impact
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Crop Protection Network: 2016 Impact

This publication summarizes the efforts and impacts that the Crop Protection Network had in 2016.

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Grain Drill Metering Systems and the Need for Calibration
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Grain Drill Metering Systems and the Need for Calibration

This five-page publication explains that calibrating a soybean grain drill becomes more important as the cost of soybean seed increases. It cites other advantages of calibration, explains how to perform such a calibratio...

Soybean Aphid
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Soybean Aphid

In 2000, a new insect, soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura, was discovered in soybean fields in many areas of the Midwest, including Indiana. Since its discovery it has caused significant damage to Indiana soybean fi...

Soybean Cyst Nematode
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Soybean Cyst Nematode

Nematologist Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) is a pest that has had a considerable impact on soybeans in Indiana. This publication covers the biology and life cycle of SCN. It also provides information on sampling, manag...

Diseases of Soybean: White Mold
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Diseases of Soybean: White Mold

White mold, also called Sclerotinia stem rot, is considered a minor disease in Indiana, but can significantly damage fields throughout most of the northern states. It favors cool, wet conditions during early reproductive...

Differentiating 2, 4-D and Dicamba Injury on Soybeans
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Differentiating 2, 4-D and Dicamba Injury on Soybeans

This publication discusses and describes the differences between 2,4-D and dicamba symptomology on soybeans. The objective of this publication is to help farmers and Ag professionals to accurately diagnose herbicide o...

Differentiating 2, 4-D and Dicamba Injury on Soybeans
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Differentiating 2, 4-D and Dicamba Injury on Soybeans

This publication discusses and describes the differences between 2,4-D and dicamba symptomology on soybeans. The objective of this publication is to help farmers and Ag professionals to accurately diagnose herbicide o...

Diseases of Soybean: Brown Stem Rot
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Diseases of Soybean: Brown Stem Rot

Brown stem rot is considered a minor disease problem in the North Central Region, but in severely infected soybean plantings it can cause up to 30 percent yield loss. This publication examines the symptoms and disease cy...

Applied Weed Science for the Field Scout (2021)
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Applied Weed Science for the Field Scout (2021)

This fully illustrated publication is a resource for identifying weeds and understanding herbicide injury to crops. It provides photos and identification tips for 50 weed species found in Midwest agronomic production sys...

Applied Weed Science for the Field Scout (2021) - Box of 25
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Applied Weed Science for the Field Scout (2021) - Box of 25

This is a box of 25 copies of the guide. This fully illustrated publication is a resource for identifying weeds and understanding herbicide injury to crops. It provides photos and identification tips for 50 weed species ...

Is organic right for my grain operation?
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Is organic right for my grain operation?

Domestic demand for organic grains exceeds production. A lack of available information on marketing opportunities, supply and demand volumes, and pricing information might deter some farmers from making the switch. Th...

Corn and Soybean Crop Depredation by Wildlife
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Corn and Soybean Crop Depredation by Wildlife

wildlife damage to field crops is a widespread concern, and the control of wildlife damage to crops is an important component of wildlife management. But given the economic and social importance of both agriculture and ...

Sulfur deficiency in corn, soybean, alfalfa, and wheat
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Sulfur deficiency in corn, soybean, alfalfa, and wheat

Sulfur deficiency is occurring more frequently in Indiana and Michigan field crops due to decreased sulfur deposition from the atmosphere, increased crop removal due to higher yields, and adoption of cropping practices t...

Utilizing Inoculants in a Corn-Soybean Rotation
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Utilizing Inoculants in a Corn-Soybean Rotation

Soybean relies on a specific species of bacteria, Bradyrhizobium japonicum, to fix atmospheric nitrogen. This publication explores how this symbiotic relationship works and how inoculating these microbes can affect soybe...

Soybean Disease Management: Soybean Stem Zone Lines: Fact and Fiction
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Soybean Disease Management: Soybean Stem Zone Lines: Fact and Fiction

Soybean stem lines are associated with Diaporthe-Phomopsis disease complex. This publication explores what stem lines can indicate and what they do not indicate. This publication was created by the Crop Protection Networ...

A Soybean Postemergence Herbicide Failed to Perform
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A Soybean Postemergence Herbicide Failed to Perform

A number of questions arise when considering whether to make a second herbicide treatment in soybeans, including:

- Do I spray as soon as I notice that too many weeds are still green?

- Do I let injured weeds ...

Soybean Disease Management: Soybean Seed Treatments: Issues that Emerge When Plant's Don't
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Soybean Disease Management: Soybean Seed Treatments: Issues that Emerge When Plant's Don't

Every disease-control product has limitations and may not always work the way it is intended. This publication answers some common questions that emerge when soybean plants do not. This publication was created by the Cro...

Corn Disease Management: Storing Mycotoxin-affected Grain
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Corn Disease Management: Storing Mycotoxin-affected Grain

This publication outlines how to manage stored grain affected by mycotoxins, which are chemicals associated with certain ear rot diseases. The publication was developed by the Crop Protection Network, which includes auth...

Corn Disease Management: Using Atoxigenics to Manage Aflatoxin
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Corn Disease Management: Using Atoxigenics to Manage Aflatoxin

This publication describes how certain products (called atoxigenics) can help manage aflatoxin levels in corn. Aflatoxin is a dangerous mycotoxin associated with Aspergillus ear rot. The authors also recommend when such ...

Questions and Answers about Drainage Water Management for the Midwest
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Questions and Answers about Drainage Water Management for the Midwest

This 8-page publication answers 27 frequently asked questions about drainage water management for Midwest corn and soybean cropping systems. Drainage water management is one strategy to reduce the nitrate loads in draina...