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The Plant Health Initiative was founded by the North Central Soybean Research Program (NCSRP) with soybean check-off dollars to coordinate soybean production research on a regional level. The North Central region includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Our goal is to better understand and manage soybean pests and diseases and make the latest information readily available to soybean producers.

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Field Crop Fungicides For The North Central United States

May 15, 2008

With the threat of soybean rust, more foliar fungicides than ever before are available on the market for use on soybeans. Plant pathologists Daren S. Mueller, at Iowa State University, and Carl Bradley, at the University of Illinois, have written a comprehensive brochure published by the North Central IPM Center and CSREES (Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service) to help producers understand what fungicides are and how they affect plant pathogens.

The 29-page, full-color publication includes sections on fungicide use, why fungicides fail (diagnosis, sprayer calibration, environmental considerations), safety, and fungicide use restrictions. There is an extensive section on fungicide classes, fungicide resistance, and the FRAC code. The FRAC code represents the mode of action of individual fungicides and is important to consider when choosing and mixing fungicides. The code was developed by the FRAC (Fungicide Resistance Action Committee), a group of professionals who work to prolong the effectiveness of fungicides likely to encounter resistance problems and to limit crop losses should resistance appear.

Order your free print copy of Field Crop Fungicides For The North Central United States
by calling the NCSRP at 1-800-383-1423 or view online in pdf format.

NCSRP 2008 Soybean Aphid Research Update Now Available

March 17, 2008

Written by Extension entomologists throughout the region, this 12-page, full-color publication is packed with reports on soybean aphid biological control, genetic resistance (aphid resistant varieties coming soon), aphid early-warning systems, revisiting the 250 threshold, and treatment recommendations.

Order your free print copy of Soybean Aphid Research Update 2008 from NCSRP by calling 1-800-383-1423. Orders for mailing within the U.S. only, please.

You can also download a copy or read online in pdf format.

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