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Applying Fungicides At Todays High Wheat Prices

May 02 2008, 02:06:46 PM EDT in category [Field Crops]

Over the past months, there have been lots of questions about application of fungicides to wheat. The central issues have been:
  • Do strobilurin fungicides (like Quadris or Headline) increase yield when diseases are not present?
  • At high wheat prices, shouldn't our spray thresholds be lower?
  • At high wheat prices, shouldn't fungicides be applied routinely to all our wheat?
  • Have the University recommendations been updated anytime in the last few years?
  • Why is the University not encouraging more fungicide use?
To help answer these questions, Randy Weisz - NC Small Grains Extension Specialist compiled the latest information from his research and colleagues from around the Southeast.  I think for Caldwell County growers variety selection can be a very useful tool and the most cost effective.  We do not have a high disease pressure like is present in the eastern part of the State.

I hope you find it useful.  The report can be found at:

http://www.smallgrains.ncsu.edu/SmartGrains/No19Fungicides.pdf

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