{"id":435,"date":"2020-04-17T15:25:06","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T19:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/?p=435"},"modified":"2020-04-17T15:27:59","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T19:27:59","slug":"potential-seed-quality-issues-in-2020-what-can-i-do-to-reduce-the-risk-of-having-stand-issues-monfort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/2020\/04\/potential-seed-quality-issues-in-2020-what-can-i-do-to-reduce-the-risk-of-having-stand-issues-monfort\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cPotential Seed Quality issues in 2020 \u2013 What can I do to reduce the risk of having stand issues?\u201d – Monfort"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Seed Options<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 Growers should ask what the Germination % is on every lot they purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 If you purchase seed, it should be 75% germination or above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

o You could send sample to get germination % from Department of Agriculture if you have time before planting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 Farmer saved seed may be in any range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

o Please make sure to take a sample and submit to the department of Agriculture to determine germination % before you plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 You might want to treat with Rancona seed treatment to reduce issues with aspergillus flavus and niger. See Bob Kemerait\u2019s notes he sent out earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agronomic Decisions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 For Seed of all quality —- plant at optimal conditions (soil temp over 68 degrees and good moisture).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

o Planting marginal seed in subpar conditions will make the situation worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 Do not plant seed with marginal seed quality more than 2.5 inches deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 If you have multiple seed lots and\/or numerous totes, use the ones with the best germination earlier in the season when soils are not quite as warm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 Make sure the soil has adequate moisture for germination and emergence. This is not the year to chase soil moisture!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 Consider slowing down your planting speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 Under dry conditions, make sure to irrigate before and after planting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 Use an in-furrow inoculant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 Determine if in-furrow fungicide is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 Do not add any other bio-stimulant or fertilizer product in-furrow with seed. All you need is the seed, inoculant, insecticide, and fungicide!!! Why take the risk?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seeding Rates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 Seed at 85% germination or above: plant at normal rates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 High 70\u2019s to low 80\u2019s : increase seeding rate 1-2 seed per foot<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 Seed below 75% germination the outcome may not be very good if you do everything right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 You have more flexibility with twin row plantings to bump up the seeding rate. With lower germination- increasing seeding rate can be the way to compensate BUT if you stack too many seed on top of one another you can get the opposite result. Placing seeds on top of one another or touching in the furrow can increase the potential for seed rot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 It’s best not to go over 8 to 8.5 seeds per foot on twin rows and not over 7.5 seed per foot on single rows. It is hard to plant more than 6 seed per foot with a single row planter with a large editable bean plate. You may need to use a virginia peanut plate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Seed Options \u00b7 Growers should ask what the Germination % is on every lot they purchase. \u00b7 If you purchase seed, it should be 75% germination or above. o You could send sample to get germination % from Department of Agriculture if you have time before planting \u00b7 Farmer saved seed may be in any […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":304,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/304"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":437,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435\/revisions\/437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/turnerab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}