Title
Fungicides on our Corn Fields: A Case Study on Foliar Fungicide use Decisions in the U. S. Corn Belt
Campus Units
Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2016
Journal or Book Title
The Plant Health Instructor
DOI
10.1094/PHI-T-2016-0607-01
Abstract
Foliar fungicide applications to improve yield response in the absence of disease risk are an increasingly important issue in the U. S. Corn Belt where about 90 million acres of hybrid corn (USDA, 2013) are grown each year (Fig. 1). In any one year, foliar fungicides are applied on approximately 10% of that acreage. This case study will help students understand the possible role of “plant health benefits” of foliar fungicides as another reason to use fungicides in addition to reducing disease risk and improving yields.
Copyright Owner
The American Phytopathological Society
Copyright Date
2016
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Mallowa, Sally O.; Braun, Edward J.; Robertson, Alison E.; and Esker, Paul D., "Fungicides on our Corn Fields: A Case Study on Foliar Fungicide use Decisions in the U. S. Corn Belt" (2016). Plant Pathology and Microbiology Publications. 242.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/plantpath_pubs/242
Included in
Agricultural Science Commons, Agriculture Commons, Agronomy and Crop Sciences Commons, Plant Pathology Commons
Comments
Thsi article is published as Mallowa, S.O., E.J. Braun, A.E. Robertson, and P.D. Esker. 2016. Fungicides on our Corn Fields: A Case Study on Foliar Fungicide use Decisions in the U. S. Corn Belt. The Plant Health Instructor. DOI: 10.1094/PHI-T-2016-0607-01. Posted with permission.