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Story in Brief

Increased value of corn and soybeans in recent seasons has increased interest in nematode management in these important crops. Through collaborative efforts with a UGA Extension Plant Pathologist, Dow AgroScience, Bayer Crop Science, and Syngenta Corporation, extensive studies have been established evaluating the performance of soil applied nematicides. Work done in Mitchell County with Avicta Complete Corn, a novel seed treatment, is one of the first large, on-farm studies conducted anywhere in the country to assess the benefit of this product. The UGA Cooperative Extension agent in Mitchell County has participated in various nematode projects and surveys since 2002, providing education and service to Mitchell County growers in nematode awareness. The current on-farm grower trials on field corn and soybeans, which evaluate existing nematode management programs as they exist today, will provide growers with information to build confidence in nematode management and increased yields when using select nematicide management tools in these crops.

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