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Corn Tar Spot – We continue to confirm counties with active tar spot. Twelve counties have been confirmed as of July 26, 2023. These counties
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We have NOT found active tar spot in Indiana yet. Corn growth stages are quite variable across Indiana but a number of areas with early
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Wheat is starting to head out across the central and northern Indiana, with flowering not too far behind. Our plots in southern Indiana hit early
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Applied Research in Field Crop Pathology for Indiana – 2022
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Two biofungicides, Coniothyrium minitans and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, are currently available and labeled to limit or suppress S. sclerotiorum in soybean. These biofungicides can be applied
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By Kaitlin Waibel Quinone outside Inhibitor (QoI) fungicides are effective against a wide range of pathogens on many crop species including C. Sojina in soybeans.
READ MOREBy Kaitlin Waibel In 2018, tar spot was the third highest yield reducing disease of corn despite only being confirmed in only six states, but
READ MOREBy Kaitlin Waibel Farmers use financial risk assessment to justify foliar fungicide applications, but yield losses and pesticide overuse can result from producers applying using
READ MORETar spot is a foliar disease of corn that has emerged as a dire economic threat to the United States Corn Belt. Tar spot is caused
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