White mold — a crop disease caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum — is nothing new to Kevin Pribyl, a soybean grower in Denmark, Wisconsin. In fact, the disease is a severe problem in central to northeast Wisconsin near Lake Michigan. The moist, cool environment is perfect for white mold growth. Kevin’s farm is in...Read More
Year in and year out, growers in South Dakota battle severe white mold outbreaks in their soybean fields. And on a larger scale, white mold and sudden death syndrome (SDS) affect between 40 to 50 million acres across the north-central region of the United States. White mold — developed from the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum —...Read More
Crop diseases are ever-present in your fields. Start combatting yield-robbing diseases like white mold and sudden death syndrome (SDS) now and in the future. White mold — a crop disease caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum — has been burdensome for soybean growers since it became prevalent in the United States in the early 1990s....Read More
The genetic potential of your seed is at risk, and the culprits may be quietly lurking in your fields. White mold — a crop disease caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum — has been problematic for U.S. soybean growers for decades. Iowa farmers are no strangers to yield-robbing white mold outbreaks that crop up after...Read More
As featured in Michigan Farm News, February 28, 2022 White mold produces tough survival structures called sclerotia. Research by X.B. Yang, Ph.D., out of Iowa State University has shown sclerotia can survive in soil for up to seven years, even through crop rotation. If you had white mold in 2020 and are rotating back to soybeans...Read More
Traditional fungicides kill disease-producing organism directly, but they do not increase the plant’s disease resistance. HEADS UP OFFERS ANOTHER APPROACH Q: How does Heads Up® work? What is the mode of action? A: Heads Up® is a signaling plant activator. All plants have natural disease defense abilities: Plants have the ability to stimulate protective chemical...Read More
What is Heads Up®? Heads Up® is an EPA/PMRA registered biological seed treatment for the suppression of fungal and bacterial diseases of row and specialty crops. EPA Reg. #81853-1 PMRA Reg # 29827 Pest Control Products Act What are the labelled uses & diseases? Heads Up® is EPA registered for the prevention of fungal and...Read More
Heads Up® priming effect in action Left side: Untreated Pinto Beans. Right side: Heads Up® treated Pinto Beans. Photo taken: ICDC, Outlook SK, September 2017. Did you know? In 2017, all dry bean seed brought to Alberta (Canada) was treated with Heads Up®. Dr. Michael Harding, Brooks, AB based research scientist and plant pathologist, with...Read More
Photo Source: https://www.keyplex.com/knowledge-base/broccoli-research/systemic-acquired-resistance-plants-secret-weapon/ All plants have natural disease defense abilities. The ability of your plants to defend themselves against disease or host, is regulated by several protective chemical defense pathways. To become effective, these natural defense pathways need to be signalled or turned on (elicited). Naturally, the signalling of these pathways occurs only by infection...Read More
