With very hot conditions the past few weeks and adequate rainfall and moisture right now, circumstances are right for an early white mold outbreak. You can begin your white mold program early, for example, using Priaxor at 45 DAP, perhaps even bumping the rate from 6 to 8 fl oz/A), starting the Elatus program early (7.3 oz/A at 45 DAP), or most likely, tank-mixing a fungicide effective for white mold control (typically tebuconazole, 7.2 fl oz/A) with the leaf spot applications at 30 and 45 days after planting.  It is critical that once you reach 60 DAP, you remain aggressive and vigilant with the “backbone” portion of your white mold program, whatever program that might be. The most important thing is to recognize that conditions are very favorable for white mold on peanuts now. Below are some peanut resources and pictures of what to look for in the field.

 

2019 Peanut Guide and Peanut Disease RXs:

2019 UGA Peanut Guide

BASF-Priaxor-Peanuts

2019-Peanut-RX-Syngenta

2019-Peanut-Rx-Nichino-Umbra

2019-Peanut-Rx-Corteva

2019-Peanut-Rx-Convoy

2019-Peanut-Rx – Bayer-CropScience

 

Pictures of White Mold:

 

 

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