DB-Lancaster Farming Saturday, September 10, 1988
Key To High-Yield Corn
Is Disease-Resistance Quality
DeKALB, IL. The mid-
Atlantic states, led by Pennsylva
nia, currently grow 2.6 million
acres of com per year to support a
large dairy and growing poultry
industry. A key to growing high
yielding hybrids in the East is
selecting hybrids with excellent
disease resistance. A disease that
deserves attention is Gray leaf spot
(GLS), says DeKalb-Pfizer Gene
tics agronomist Tom Hall. Hall
notes that GLS is a definite prob
lem in the mountain and river val
leys of southeast Pennsylvania and
Maryland.
Gray leaf spot overwinters on
old com stalks, which means that
the conservation tillage practices
most farmers use probably facili
tate the occurrence of Gray leaf
spot. However, Hall feels that in
most cases the moisture and soil
Wieser Named Vice
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Manufacturing America (KMA),
said Mr. S. Egusa, chairman of
KMA and president of Kubota
Tractor Corporation.
In his new position, Wieser will
be responsible for all manufactur
ing activities at KMA’s new facili
ty in Gainesville, Georgia. Wieser
previously served as senior direc
tor of distribution, purchasing and
assembly at Kubota Tractor
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saving advantages of conservation
tillage outweigh the possible yield
reduction from GLS. If a field is
severely infected, then fall mold
board plowing or rotation may
become necessary. However, the
use of varieties tolerant to GLS.
such as DK6B9, and rotation are
adequate to offset most yield loss.
Hall warns there is currently no
genetic resistance to GLS. There
fore, it is important to be on the
lookout for GLS beginning about
July 1. Mature foliage lesions
symptomatic of Gray leaf spot are
Area Manager Named
Soybean Market Builder
outstanding service to soybean far
mers of Pennsylvania by the
American Soybean Association
and ICI Americas.
ASA and ICI Americas strongly
oppose the subsidies the European
Community is using to encourage
European farmers to grow oil
seeds, and will work together to
find applicable solutions to the
Corporation. problem. This is the second year
Wieser joined Kubota in 1981 as AS A and ICI Americas have
national distribution manager. He worked togelher in building so
was promoted to assistant director markets worldwide
of distribution m 1983 and held , ASA an d ICI Americas sponsor
that position until his promotion to Market Builders Program to
director of distribution and
MOUNT JOY (Lancaster)
James Musser of Mount Joy has
been awarded an MBA (Market
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assembly.
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gray to tan, long (3/4 to 2 1/2
inches), narrow (1/8 to 1/4 inch),
very rectangular lesions that run
parallel to the leaf veins. In severe
ly diseased com, the narrow
lesions coalesce and blight much
of the leaf surface. Severe infec
tions arc most likely to occur under
wet, humid conditions.
DeKalb research is screening
for genetic resistance for future
hybrids, but until then, rotation and
hybrids tolerant to GLS, like
DK6B9, are the best way to handle
this disease.
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Haythomthwaite Named
Karcher Vice President
WEST PATERSON, NJ
David A. Haythomthwaite has
been named Vice President, Sales
and Marketing by Alfred Karcher,
Inc., leading producer of high pres
sure cleaning equipment for cold
water, hot water and steam clean
ing applications.
In this new capacity, Mr. Hayth
omthwaite will be responsible for
the development of sales activities
throughout the United States. For
merly, as Karcher’s national sales
manager, he was responsible for
seven company-owned stores.
A graduate of the Arnold Gram
mar School, Blackpool, England,
he previously managed his own
company which sold and serviced
agricultural equipment.
recognize the role elevator mana
gers play in providing information
to help soybean farmers profit
through better marketing deci
sions. To qualify for an MBA, an
elevator manager needs to demon
strate service to soybean farmers
and support for soybean market
ing, promotion and research
programs.
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