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Timing key when applying fungicides in corn
Aug 18, 2017, 16:40 PM
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Agronomists are looking at the timing of fungicide applications in corn to maximize effectiveness.
Winfield United regional agronomist Mark Glady says corn farmers typically apply fungicides at tassel.
“I’ve had questions this year though on backing that off 10 days to two weeks after tasseling, more of a brown silk time. The way I explained it is the grain-fill period of corn is approximately eight weeks long (so) a good, solid rate of a fungicide application will probably give you four weeks of coverage.”
He tells Brownfield farmers need to determine whether they want coverage the first or second half of that eight week period.
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