Help me, I’m melting … from soybean diseases
Spring weather conditions went from cold to dry to hot and wet, creating a perfect storm. The 2018 growing season started off well for [...]
Making Early Applications in Soybeans
Post applications to promote soybean growth should be timed for optimal efficacy. As growers, we often look for the application timing that is convenient, [...]
Seedling Diseases in Soybean More Evident Throughout the State
Article originally posted on the Bulletin. With the storm that moved through the state the past week, it is not surprising that we are [...]
Sporecaster: Smartphone App Aids in White Mold Treatment Decisions
Sclerotinia stem rot, more commonly referred to as white mold, can be a devastating disease in soybeans. Yield losses can be extreme when conditions [...]
Soybean Cyst Nematode: Race Shifts and Grass Cover Crops as a Potential Alternative Control
Article originally posted on the Bulletin. Among the various soybean pests, Heterodera glycines Ichinohe, known by most as soybean cyst nematode (SCN), continues to [...]
Understand and Manage SCN: 4 Proven Tips
Two decades ago, farmers had a problem with Soybean Cyst Nematodes invading their fields, taking over and causing major yield losses. But soon after, [...]
Growing Wheat? Keep Fusarium Head Blight on Your Radar!
Fusarium head blight (FHB), or head scab is widely considered to be the most problematic disease impacting wheat production in the United States. In [...]
Spring Pre-emergence Herbicide Applications
Is it time to apply my pre-emergence herbicide? The short answer is, “Yes.” It’s after April 16, so as the weather straightens out, we [...]
SCN: The Soybean Nemesis
Greetings! It is great to be serving the agronomic community of Illinois as the Extension Field Crops Plant Pathologist. My role at the University [...]
Is Soybean Vein Necrosis Virus a Problem?
I am going to date myself but, when working at the University of Illinois Plant Clinic during graduate school, I can remember finding these [...]
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