New Podcast Episode: Seedling Disorders

In this episode of ‘We’ve Bean Around the Block’, host Antony Jarvie talks to product agronomist Grant Pringle about seedling disorders in dry beans.

Often poor germination and emergence is blamed on seed quality, but as Grant explains, there are a host of reasons why the germination percentage on the seed bag may not align with what is experienced in field.

The cool wet conditions faced this season have resulted in poor germination, un-even emergence, and variable maturation. The effects of moisture, temperature and compaction are discussed and expanded to their interaction with fertiliser, herbicides and soil pathogens. The major soil-borne pathogens that are mentioned include Pythium, Rhizoctonia and Fusarium.

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