Sharing some notes from Kemerait. Justin and I are seeing the same.
- Punishing hot and dry weather will increase Aspergillus crown rot in peanuts and charcoal rot in corn and soybeans. Those could be real problems this year and there is little we can do to stop it.
- Threat from foliar diseases of corn, soybean, peanut, and cotton is reduced, for now. Growers should take this into consideration when deciding when and what to spray.
- White mold on peanuts could be ignited EARLY because of the hot. I recommend all growers start their white mold program aggressively, even if it is only adding tebuconazole to early leaf spot sprays.
Aspergillus Crown Rot in Peanuts: