2020
Foliar fungicides and disease management: a strip-trial study
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Crop protectionDiseaseField management
Parent Project:
Foliar fungicides and disease management: a strip-trial study
Lead Principal Investigator:
Kaitlyn Bissonnette, University of Missouri
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
415-20
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
$50,550
Institution Funded:
University of Missouri
$50,550
Brief Project Summary:

To test the effectiveness of farmer-applied foliar fungicides in managing disease and increasing yield, and to execute soybean disease scouting schools.

Unique Keywords:
#crop management systems, #soybean diseases
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

Foliar disease data will be summarized for each location where comparisons between the fungicide treated and non-treated strips will be evaluated for the effectiveness of a fungicide application. Following harvest, yield data for each
location will be analyzed and summarized and will serve a comparison between treatments to quantify the yield benefits of a fungicide application. A final comparison between yield response and fungicide application will also be conducted to determine this relationship.

Scouting schools will be conducted at 4 locations in each year to serve as an educational platform for information about soybean foliar diseases and their management. At each school, hands-on training for disease scouting, rating, and
sampling in soybean fields is followed by an informal test of knowledge gained and emphasis on formal disease diagnosis to minimize unnecessary management costs. Producers, extension personnel, and the public are welcome at these schools.

Final Project Results

The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.