2020
MU Certified Strip Trial Evaluation Impacting of Seed Treatment Fungicides and Insecticides on Early Season Diseases and Pests
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Field management Nutrient managementSoil healthTillageYield trials
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Kaitlyn Bissonnette, University of Missouri
Co-Principal Investigators:
Rusty Lee, University of Missouri
John Lory, University of Missouri
Kevin Rice, University of Missouri
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Project Code:
434-20
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
$44,472
Institution Funded:
University of Missouri
$44,472
Brief Project Summary:

An "MU Certified" Strip trial evaluating fungicide and insecticide seed treatments for their impacts on early season diseases and pests. The aim of this project is to provide an informative, unbiased analysis of data pertaining to disease and insect management using seed treatments in production agriculture. The intention of this study is not to test specific seed treatment products, but to test the practice of using a seed treatment to manage early season diseases and pests. This study will actively engage producers in on-farm research assessing how current and potential pest management strategies could impact their own production systems.

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

This project will provide relevant early season disease and pest management information which will be disseminated through Scouting Schools and other Extension and outreach events.

Collected data (from scouting fields and aerial imagery) will be analyzed to determine the effectiveness of a fungicide or combined fungicide and insecticide seed treatment as it compares to a non-treated control on early season diseases and pests. At the end of the growing season, the yield map from the field will be used to determine whole-strip yields and will be analyzed to determine the economics of seed treatment use. Yield monitor data will also facilitate looking for spatial patterns within the field based on treatment effects.

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.