Factors Considered When Making Corn Foliar Fungicide Application Decisions in Illinois

Authors

• Carl A. Bradley, University of IllinoisFollow

Volume

50

Issue

3

DOI

10.34068/joe.50.03.59

Abstract

Foliar fungicide use on corn in Illinois has increased drastically beginning in 2007. In an effort to better understand the factors considered in corn fungicide application decisions, attendees of a series of meetings in Illinois were surveyed. Results indicate that disease pressure was the most important factor considered by the greatest percentage of survey respondents (38%). Factors not related to disease or disease risk were considered the most important factor for 23% of the respondents. These results indicate that additional Extension programming is needed to teach the importance of considering disease and disease risk when making a fungicide decision.

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Recommended Citation

Bradley, C. A. (2012). Factors Considered When Making Corn Foliar Fungicide Application Decisions in Illinois. Journal of Extension, 50(3), Article 59. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.50.03.59