OBSERVATION

The fungicides available for both corn and soybean production are either translaminar or locally systemic. Fungicides with translaminar action have the ability to move from one side of the leaf to the other. Locally systemic fungicides can move within the plant, but will not move far from the site of penetration. Therefore, fungicide coverage is key to the success and profitability of the application. This study compares some of the more common carrier rates for applications utilizing a high clearance machine. As suspected, our 2017 yield results directly correlate with carrier volume. 

2017 RESULTS

STUDY INFORMATION

Planted 4/19/2017 | Harvested 9/26/2017 | Population 34,500 Seeds/A. | Row Width 30 in. | Previous Crop Corn | Tillage Fall: Chisel, Spring: Vertical-Till | Herbicides Pre: 1 qt. Atrazine, 3.5 oz. Corvus^® Post: 3 oz. Capreno^®, 1 qt. Atrazine, 1 qt. Roundup PowerMAX^® | Insecticides Escalate^™ | Starter 10 gal. 28-0-0 2x2 | Total Nitrogen 215 Units as UAN | Brand 5113AMXT^™* | Soil Type Ipava (Silt Loam) | Soil Test Values pH 6.8, O.M. % 3.9, CEC 15.8 | Percent Base Saturation Ca 79.2, Mg 15.6, K 2.2, H 3 | Parts Per Million P 32, K 137, S 4, Zn 1.7, Mn 35, B 0.6

*®XL, Optimum, and AcreMax are registered trademarks of Pioneer. XL^® brand seed is distributed by Beck’s Superior Hybrids, Inc.

PRODUCTS TESTED

Trivapro^®