A Disease State of Mind

Remember 2014 Diseases When Selecting Seed

Emily Unglesbee
By  Emily Unglesbee , DTN Staff Reporter
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Consider hybrid resistance to the soil-borne corn diseases you saw in 2014 when selecting 2015 seed. The spores of those diseases will overwinter in your fields. (DTN photo by Bob Elbert)
Consider hybrid resistance to the soil-borne corn diseases you saw in 2014 when selecting 2015 seed. The spores of those diseases will overwinter in your fields. (DTN photo by Bob Elbert)
Since many of the prevalent corn diseases of this past growing season leave inoculum in the soil, plant pathologists are recommending that growers consider hybrid resistance when they select their corn seed for 2015.

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Emily Unglesbee

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