Session: Management of Nematodes in Cotton using Site-Specific Strategies


Management of Nematodes in Cotton using Site-Specific Strategies
Cotton growers recognize that damage attributable to nematodes is often uneaqually distributed across their fields. Spatial distribution of important nematodes, for example the southern root-knot nematode, is closely tied to the texture of the soil in the field. This session has been developed to provide a very practical look at the use of site-specific application of nematicides to protect the crop and yields while at the same time managing costs of application. With site-specific applications using "zone management" strategies, costs are minimized by applying a nematicide only where needed.
Organizer:	Robert Kemerait, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA
		Investing in the Future of Nematode Management Robert L. Nichols, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC
		The Influence of Apparent Electrical Conductivity of the Soil on Nematicides in Cotton Charles Overstreet, LSU Agricultural Center, Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, Baton Rouge, LA, Edward C. McGawley, Dept. of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, Baton Rouge, LA, Dennis Burns, LSU Agricultural Center, St. Joseph, LA, R. L. Frazier, LSU Agricultural Center, Tallulah, LA and Roberto Barbosa, LSU Agricultural Center, Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Baton Rouge, LA
		Evolution of Nematode Management in Cotton: Dow Agrosciences' Commitment to Site Specific Technology R. A. Haygood, A. W. Weiss, J. D. Busacca, W. S. Daniel, L. M. Giles, E. L. Buchanan and S. T. Stum, Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, IN
Sponsor:	Cotton Disease Council

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