2012
Effects of Dimilin alone, Dimilin plus boron and Dimilin plus a fungicide on soybean insect populations and viruses
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Alabama Soybean Producers
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Biotic stressCrop protectionField management Pest
Parent Project:
Effects of Dimilin alone, Dimilin plus boron and Dimilin plus a fungicide on soybean insect populations and viruses
Lead Principal Investigator:
Tim Reed, Auburn University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Ronald H. Smith, Auburn University
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Alabama Soybean Producers
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
Auburn University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Dimilin is an inexpensive insect growth regulator which at 2 oz/acre (about $2.00) has provided effective control of velvet bean caterpillar on soybeans and provided suppression of other caterpillar pests. Dimilin at 4 oz,/ac. provided effective control of soybean loopers at Prattville in 2009. Dimilin has also been found to be less damaging to beneficial insect populations than some classes of chemicals. Foliar application of boron to soybeans has been shown at times to increase yields in Georgia, Missouri and Alabama. Inconsistent results have been attributed to variations in soil type. Research in Georgia showed that a combination of Dimilin and boron applied at early pod set (R3) provided...

Unique Keywords:
#insects and pests
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