DEKALB, 111. - Fungi carried
with seed or in the soil can impair
soybean stands and reduce yields,
reports a seed company
agronomist. That’s why a growing
number of seed companies are
offering a variety of fungicide
treatments for soybean seed.
Bob McCauley, regional
agronomist for DEKALB-PFIZER v
GENETICS, says, “Seed treat
ment with fungicides is always
good insurance against these
problems.” Such treatments will
have greatest benefits where low
seeding rates are used and where
delays in germination or
emergence are likely.
During the developmental stage
between seed germination and
seedling establishment, the
soybean plant often requires
chemical protection from seed rots
and seedling blights. Particularly
if the soils are cold and wet or
excessively dry, the rate of ger
mination and seedling emergence
is retarded, McCauley obseves.
The seed and seedlings are more
susceptible to fungi attack.
Some of the soybean fungicides
have familiar names - like captan
and thiram - which are used on
seed com and other crop seeds, the
agronomist adds. These protective
fungicides are used routinely and
provide protection against many
seed rot and seedling blight
organisms.
“Newer fungicides, such as
metalaxyl (Apron), have
systemic-type activity and are
absorbed into the plant’s system,
Treatments Give Soybeans Edge Against Fungus
protecting the plant from within varieties with field tolerance to provide better control offfMnctMfa acre yield increase.
Seed
and are directed toward specific
problems,” McCauley continues.
“Metalaxyl, for example, controls
tyWam and Fhytupkthon seedling
blight, and should be used where
these diseases are likely to be
important, especially on soybean
HARRISBURG It’s tax time
again, but this year there is
something “Wild” on the Penn
sylvania tax forms. Line 19C on the
long form and line lOC on the short
form gives you the opportunity to
help protect Pennsylvania’s
reptiles, amphibians, native wild
plants, and nongame wildlife.
These two lines enables you to
contribute all or part of your state
tax refund to the Wild Resource
Conservation Fund.
This fund has been established
by the state legislature to help
finance nongame wildlife and wild
plant programs carried out by the
Pennsylvania Fish Commission,
Game Commission, and Depart
ment of Environmental Resources.
Your contribution will help fund
projects in Pennsylvania to
reestablish a population of ospreys
and river otters. Field studies will
be undertaken to collect in
formation on rare amphibians and
reptiles and help prevent some
three dozen fishes, amphibians,
and reptiles from becoming en
dangered.
Thirty-four states have adopted
Phytophthora.”
The agronomist states Vitavax
-200 contains two fungicides -
carboxin and thiram - which help
control seed-borne fungal diseases
such as nwMpsit (pod and stem
blight), “carboxin also will
Tax Time Is Time To Aid Wildlife
similar tax checkoff funded
programs for nongame wildlife.
However, Pennsylvania’s Act 1982-
170 is unique in that it is the only
program which has included wild
plants. Important research on
Pennsylvania’s native flora is
underway to identify and protect
special wild plant populations.
This Act also provides for the
purchase of habitat vital to the
survival of endangered and
threatened species of both plant
and wildlife.
Historically, license fees paid by
sportsmen have financed the
operation of the Fish Commission
and Game Commission. Though
many nongame species benefit
from game management prac
tices, the Wild Resource Con
servation Fund provides an op
portunity for all Pennsylvanians,
not just the sportsmen, to share in
the effort to protect nongame
wildlife and rare plants.
If you do not receive a refund, or
if you wish to give more than your
refund amount, you may con
tribute directly to the fund. A
check or money order made
seed rot and damping off than
other fungicides,” he says.
The costs of soybean seed
treatments vary, depending on the
fungicide chosen. McCaulry ob
serves that almost all treatments
can be paid for by a one bushel per
payable to the Wild Resource can be donated to the fund. Any
Conservation Fund may be mailed amount helps, even amounts less
to: P.O. Box 1467 N, Room Al-85, than a dollar when added together
Harrisburg, PA 17120. Your con- can mean a lot to the program
tribution, whether by tax refund or
direct contribution, is tax
deductible and may be claimed on
your Federal return next year.
Tax overpayments of $1 or less
are not normally refunded by the
Department of Revenue; however,
overpayments of less than a dollar
Insurance Agency Appoints Manager
MONTICELLO, N.Y. - Dennis
J. Hewston has joined Rhulen
Agency, Inc., and assumed the
position of farm division manager.
The announcement was made by
Peter L. Rhulen, president of the
agency.
Headquartered in Monticello,
New York, the Rhulen Agency is
North America’s largest equine
related insurance specialist with
330 employees and a nationwide
network of branch offices.
Before joining Rhulen, Hewston
was director of underwriting for an
The Original Clark Minerals
Not a full multi level product
s 4s.ooper case retail
(Dealerships available
throughout Pennsylvania)
State Distributor:
Orie Km//
Also Available:
Omega Force Shark Lipid
and Crystal Energizer.
For More Information—_
Write:
Box 236
Plumsteadville,
Pa. 18949
Or Call:
Between 7-8 AM or 7-9 PM
215-766-8077
These costs are low when one
considers the true costs of
replanting. “Costs of replanting
include not just seed, fuel,
machinery, and labor but also the
yield penalty for late planting,”
the agronomist points out.
Look for the Owl and the words
“Do Something Wild” on your tax
form instructions.
For further information write:
Wild Resource Conservation Fund,
P.O. Box 1467 N, Harrisburg, PA
17120.
Dennis J. Hewston
equine insurer. Prior to that, he
had served as assistant vice
president/product management
for the INA Farm Center and state
manager for Insurance Services
Office in Delaware and Maryland.
Hewston is a graduate of East
Carolina University from which he
holds a bachelor of arts degree in
Geography. He is also a Certified
Insurance Counselor (CIC), a
member of the International
Arabian Horse Association and the
Old Dominion Arabian Horse
Associatidn.
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