April 2022
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The risk to planting cotton too early, especially with the threat of storms we are facing now, has everything to do with seedling diseases caused by fungal pathogens (especially Rhizoctonia solani and Pythium sp.) Cool soils, especially cool and wet soils slow seed germination and slow growth and development of the cotton seedlings which allows…
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Growers get antsy this time of year and are itching to spray. However, unless you are in a very scabby location with highly susceptible cultivars, there is no reason to begin spraying at this point. We are likely at least 10 days to 2 weeks away from needing to begin fungicide sprays in most areas.…
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