July 2022
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Corn Special Agent Cale Cloud of Grady County just sent me this photo showing denting corn where they had limited irrigation during late pollination(R1) and blister(R2) and perhaps milk(R3) stages. That was when we were having extreme heat and dry weather. On the very tip there was no pollination then as we go down the…
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Sunflower Weed Control and Windmillgrass (Prostko) A few things you might find interesting: 1) Here’s why Valor (flumioxazin) ain’t labeled for weed control in sunflowers! 2) Lots of questions lately about windmillgrass aka fingergrass (Chloris spp.). Could be an annual or perennial plant depending upon the species. Supposed to be very sensitive to Roundup (glyphosate), Poast…
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Environmental conditions that are warm and humid like these coupled with crop development are driving our disease situation hard now. White mold: see attached pictures from Jeremy in Colquitt County and Cale in Grady County. Note the thin, wispy development of the white mold pathogen Sclerotium rolfsii at the crown of the plants and on…
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