Evaluating Fungicide Efficacy, Desiccant Applications, and Delayed Harvest for Soybean Grain Quality
Investigators
Objectives
- Evaluate the effect of early and mid-season fungicide application in combination with desiccation on seed quality
- Evaluate desiccation application rates in reducing seed quality in delayed harvest situations
- Determine the causal agents of reduced soybean seed quality in harvested soybean seed
- Determine efficacy of fungicide on reducing growth of pathogen causing seed rot in vitro
Expected End Results
Determination of the fungal complex responsible for and its association with seed rot in conducive environments; determination of specific environmental conditions and associated pathogens that promote seed rot in soybeans; development of strategies involving fungicide/insecticide applications and application timing to reduce the impact of seed rot on harvest seed quality of soybeans when conducive environmental conditions are anticipated; and identification of germplasm lines that can be used to develop varieties that are less susceptible to causes of seed damage.
Resources
- 14-2022 Evaluating fungicide efficacy, desiccant applications, and delayed harvest for soybean grain quality Annual Report
- 42-2022- fungicide efficacy, desiccant applications, and delayed harvest for soybean grain quality Final Report
- 14-2020 Wilkerson Organism Affecting Seed Quality and Fungicide Efficacy Annual Report