Purdue University Department of Agronomy

Corny News Network

Published 25 July 2008 (Updated 25 Aug)
URL: http://www.kingcorn.org/news/articles.08/FungicideHoopla-0725.html

Corn Fungicide Hoopla 2008

R.L. (Bob) Nielsen
Agronomy Dept., Purdue Univ.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054
Email address: rnielsen at purdue.edu
 

Hoopla: hoop·la (hoop'lä', hoop'-) n. Informal
     1. Boisterous, jovial commotion or excitement.
     2. Extravagant publicity:
     3. Talk intended to mislead or confuse.

hoopla. Dictionary.com. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hoopla (URL accessed 7/25/08).

onversations overheard among the tables at the Chat 'n Chew Cafe indicate that interest in fungicide applications on field corn remains keen this summer. The nature of the "hoopla" over corn fungicides runs the gamut of the various definitions of the word if you listen long enough to the debates.

If you've been watching the aerial applicators at work in your neighborhood and are wondering whether you should jump on the bandwagon, I've compiled a few links to recent Web articles from university Extension specialists that may shed a proverbial "third party" perspective on the subject.

YouTube video:
On-line at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzax8fD_fpI

References

Bradley, Carl. 2008. Making Profitable Fungicide Applications in Corn. The Bulletin, Univ. of Illinois. [On-line]. Available at http://www.ipm.uiuc.edu/bulletin/article.php?id=976. [URL accessed 7/25/08].

Brown-Rytlewski, Diane. 2008. Corn and soybean fungicide: To spray or not to spray – that is the question. Field Crop Advisory Team Newsletter, Michigan State Univ. [On-line]. Available at http://www.ipm.msu.edu/cat08field/fc07-24-08.htm#4. [URL accessed 7/25/08].

Dorrance, Anne, Pierce Paul, and Dennis Mills. 2008. Some Fungicide Application Basics – how not to blow a great tool. O.H.I.O. Newsletter, Ohio State Univ. [On-line]. Available at http://corn.osu.edu/story.php?setissueID=232&storyID=1439. [URL accessed 7/25/08].

Esker, Paul, Shawn Conley, and Joe Lauer. 2008. Foliar Fungicides for Corn and Soybean – Don’t Rush to Spray. Wisconsin Crop Manager Newsletter, Univ. of Wisconsin. [On-line]. Available at http://ipcm.wisc.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=53&EntryID=591. [URL accessed 7/25/08].

Hershman, Don and Paul Vincelli. 2008. Fungicide Use in Corn and Soybean: To Apply or Not to Apply? That is the Question. Kentucky Pest News, Univ. of Kentucky. [On-line]. Available at http://www.uky.edu/Ag/kpn/kpn_08/pn080707.htm#corfun. [URL accessed 7/25/08].

Mueller, Daren. 2008. Pre-harvest Restrictions for Fungicides. Integrated Crop Management Newsletter, Iowa State Univ. [On-line]. Available at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/CropNews/2008/0822mueller.htm. [URL accessed 7/25/08].

Mueller, Daren. 2008. Fungicide Decisions Nearing for Corn and Soybean. Integrated Crop Management Newsletter, Iowa State Univ. [On-line]. Available at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/CropNews/2008/0714Mueller1.htm. [URL accessed 7/25/08].

Mueller, Daren and Alison Robertson. 2008. Preventative vs. Curative Fungicides. Integrated Crop Management Newsletter, Iowa State Univ. [On-line]. Available at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/CropNews/2008/Preventative+or+curative+fungicides.htm. [URL accessed 7/25/08].

Nielsen, R.L. (Bob). 2007. Corn Fungicide Hoopla 2007. Corny News Network, Purdue Univ. [On-line]. Available at http://www.kingcorn.org/news/articles.07/Fungicides2007.html. [URL accessed 7/25/08].

Nielsen, R.L. (Bob). 2008. Possible Potential for Arrested Ear Development. Corny News Network, Purdue Univ. [On-line]. Available at http://www.kingcorn.org/news/articles.08/ArrestedEarsCaution-0708.html. [URL accessed 7/25/08].

Paul, Pierce and Dennis Mills. 2008. Detecting and Managing Leaf Diseases of Corn. O.H.I.O. Newsletter, Ohio State Univ. [On-line]. Available at http://corn.osu.edu/story.php?setissueID=242&storyID=1507. [URL accessed 7/25/08].

Robertson, Alison. 2008. Will Foliar Diseases be a Problem on Corn This Year? Integrated Crop Management Newsletter, Iowa State Univ. [On-line]. Available at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/CropNews/2008/0703Robertson.htm. [URL accessed 7/25/08].

Wise, Kiersten. 2008. Common Rust on Hybrid Corn. Pest & Crop Management Newsletter, Purdue Univ. [On-line]. Available at http://extension.entm.purdue.edu/pestcrop/2008/issue17/index.html#rust. [URL accessed 7/25/08].

Wise, Kiersen and Greg Shaner. 2008. To Spray or Not to Spray? Decision Aids for Applying Fungicides to Hybrid Corn. Pest & Crop Management Newsletter, Purdue Univ. [On-line]. Available at http://extension.entm.purdue.edu/pestcrop/2008/issue12/index.html#spray. [URL accessed 7/25/08].