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Two Focus on Corn Webcasts Developed
The Plant Management Network is proud
to announce the development of two new
webcasts for the
Focus on Corn resource:
Residue Management, Nitrogen, and Tillage in
Corn
This presentation by Dr. Emerson Nafziger,
University of Illinois, will help viewers
consider harvesting corn stalk residue after
grain harvest for use as biofuel. Basic
information about residue is presented,
along with results of a study on the effects
of residue removal, tillage, and nitrogen on
continuous corn grain yields. Also
discussed are other management factors that
might need to change if residue is removed,
and the effects of removal on sustainability
of the continuous corn system.
Weed Competition in Corn
Weed competition in corn has reemerged as an
important management consideration as
herbicide use patterns in corn have changed
with the adoption of Roundup Ready and
Liberty Link hybrids. As a result, growers
are observing more fields with early-season
weed infestations, and hidden yield losses
are occurring because postemergence
herbicides are applied later than the
optimal timing. In this presentation, Dr.
Bill Johnson of Purdue University discusses
the aspects of weed competition in corn,
nitrogen accumulation by weeds, and the
effect of various management strategies on
corn yield potential.
New Focus on Soybean Webcast
 “Practical
Uses for Soybean Physiology,” by Chad
Lee, University of Kentucky,
will help viewers understand physiology in
the context of yield. Section one provides
an overview of key stages in soybean growth
and development. Section two covers stress.
Not all stress is equal, and stress applied
at different stages within soy development
results in different yields. Section three
covers management of light in soybean
through seeding rates. Soybeans at lower
plant populations allow for high light
interception--and yield.
Latest Focus on Potato Webcast
 This presentation,
White Mold of Potato by Dennis Johnson
at Washington State University, provides an
overview and management tactics of white
mold, or Sclerotinia stem rot, of potato. It
will help viewers understand how white mold
can be better managed by modifying the
canopy environment and by timing control
tactics based on the disease cycle. The
presentation offers images of the disease,
explains the cause, and defines
environmental and plant developmental
factors that lead to the disease.
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 A New
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