Ag Alert Archive#1
May 9, 2001
PLAN SOYBEAN PLANTING AND PEST STRATEGIES NOW
Soil temperatures should be 50-55 F before planting soybeans. Optimize soybean yields by choosing varieties that are within the maturity range for your location. Planting a number of varieties that vary slightly in relative maturity not only allows harvest to be spread out, but often helps reduce pest and harvest losses. Keep an eye open for early pests which affect soybeans. Scout for root rots (pythium, rhizoctonia, fusarium and phytophthora), any early bacterial blight, brown spot or downy mildew (depending on the season's environment) as well as looking for any signs of iron chlorosis. Very early insects which affect soybeans may include: seed maggots, wireworms and slugs. Early weeds can also rapidly decrease yields if not kept in check.
Wheat Root Rot Seed Treatments
Considerable root rot was observed in spring wheat and durum last year, with grain heads turning prematurely white and often empty of grain. Root rot was severe in some fields, especially fields that had been wet for an extended period where good root systems did not develop prior to the warm, drier period of late July. Methods for reducing the risk of root rot include crop rotation into broadleaf crop ground, more tolerant varieties, and seed treatment.
The following are examples of seed treatment products that are registered for wheat and have activity against root rot. The most frequent root rot problem in ND is common root rot, but take-all root rot was observed in the NE last year, too.
Wheat Seed Treatments and Root Rot Control
| Product | Chemistry | Common root rot | Take-all |
| Vitavax Extra | Carboxin + imazalil + thiabendazole | yes | no |
| Dividend XL | Difenoconazole + mefenoxam | yes | yes at high rate |
| Raxil XT or MD* | Tebuconazole + metalaxyl | yes | no |
| Raxil MD Extra* | Tebuconazole + metalaxyl + imazalil | yes | no |
| RR*, Flo-pro*, | Nu-Zone* Imazalil | yes | no |
| Baytan* | Triadimenol | yes | yes |
* Also labeled for barley
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