A plant pathologist is encouraging growers to keep ear mold resistance in mind when planting corn.
Michigan State University’s Marty Chilvers tells Brownfield ear mold pressure was widespread across some parts of the Great Lakes last year.
“The inoculum for the disease is out there in every field, so it just depends what weather conditions come,” he says. “Variety susceptibility is definitely a big part of this.”
Chilvers is collaborating on a multi-state research project testing the effectiveness of different fungicides against the disease.
