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2008 Southern Minnesota crops research reports
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Table of contents
Background information
- Introduction (123 K PDF)
Corn
Varietal trials
- Comparison of early maturity (90 to 99 day RM) corn hybrids (Rock Dell, Waseca) (30 K PDF)
- Comparison of late maturity (98 to 107 day RM) corn hybrids (Rock Dell, Waseca) (33 K PDF)
- Comparison of waxy corn hybrids (Hope, Waseca) (17 K PDF)
- Hybrid corn silage performance trials (50 K PDF)
Herbicide evaluation
- Comparison of the impact of BMP rates of atrazine tank mixed with several broadleaf herbicides (Rochester) (82 K PDF)
- Evaluation of BMP rates of atrazine tank mixed with several broadleaf herbicides (Rochester) (20 K PDF)
- Evaluation of the performance of BAS 78102 , BAS 80004, Gowan 3041 and Gowan 3124 (Rochester) (30 K PDF)
- Evaluation of the performance of Balance Flexx, Corvus and Capreno herbicide programs (Rochester) (30 K PDF)
- Weed management (Rochester) (33 K PDF)
- Evaluation and comparison of HPPD weed control systems (Rochester) (34 K PDF)
- Corn herbicide evaluation (Waseca) (26 K PDF)
Production management
Soybean
Soybean varieties
- Comparison of early maturity glyphosate tolerant (GT) and Roundup Ready® (RR) soybean varieties (1.3 to 1.9 relative maturity) (Rock Dell, Fountain, Waseca) (67 K PDF)
- Comparison of late maturity glyphosate tolerant (GT) and Roundup Ready® (RR) soybean varieties (1.9 to 2.5 relative maturity) (Rock Dell, Fountain, Waseca) (59 K PDF)
- Food grade and special use soybean trial (Hope, Waseca) (28 K PDF)
- Management and Use of Low Linolenic (Vistive) Soybean Varieties (Gaylord, Jackson, Laberton, Rock Dell, Waseca) (27 K PDF)
- Comparison of short season glyphosate tolerant (GT) or Roundup Ready® (RR) soybean varieties, 0.0 to 1.2, planted weekly from June 25 through July 16 (Lamberton, Rock Dell, Waseca) (64 K PDF)
- The evaluation of Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) resistant varieties - performance and impact on SCN egg counts (High Forest, North Waseca, Rock Dell, Waseca) (46 K PDF)
- Comparison of short season glyphosate tolerant (GT) or Roundup Ready® (RR) soybean varieties (0.4 to 1.5 maturity rating) simulating soybean grown after cannery peas (Rock Dell, Waseca) (56 K PDF)
Production management
- Evaluation of Bayer CropScience seed treatments on soybean emergence, aphid population and yield (Rock Dell, Fountain) (21 K PDF)
- The effect of manganese sulfate fertilizer on soybean yield (Rock Dell) (16 K PDF)
- Soybean aphid insecticide evaluation (Rock Dell) (19 K PDF)
- The effect of tillage and seed treatment in soybean in rotation with strip-tillage corn (43 K PDF)
- The Effect of EBC-352 Seed Treatment on Soybean Yield and Soybean Cyst Nematode Populations in Southern Minnesota (21 K PDF)
- Sentinel Plot Results – Disease Findings (35 K PDF)
- The effect of seeding rate and use of a seed treatment on soybean emergence, population and yield (32 K PDF)
- Evaluation of Syngenta seed treatments on soybean emergence, insect populations and yield (Rock Dell, Fountain) (20 K PDF)
Oats
IPM assessment
- 2007 Pest Management Assessment (131 K PDF)
Contacts for more information
- University of Minnesota Extension Regional Office, Rochester: 507-280-2863
- Fritz Breitenbach, IPM Extension specialist: 507-280-2870, breit004@umn.edu
- Lisa Behnken, Extension educator: 507-280-2867, lbehnken@umn.edu
- Ryan Miller, Extension educator: 507-529-2759, mill0869@umn.edu
- Mary Jane Stearns, executive office and administrative specialist: 507-536-6310, mstearns@umn.edu




