The Importance of Uniformity in Crop Growth During Fungicide Application
As crops reach key reproductive stages, even growth becomes critical for effective fungicide application. Uneven staging reduces treatment success and yield potential. Starting the season with precise metering and placement ensures uniform emergence, maximizing fungicide effectiveness and protecting crop performance throughout the season.
As crops progress through the season, excitement on the farm builds—especially as the first signs of yield potential appear, such as heading in cereal crops and flowering in oilseeds. These stages clearly reveal the evenness of germination and growth, which are determined during planting. Crops with uniform growth appear consistent across the field, while uneven growth results in a wavy appearance.
Fungicide application is a key step in preserving crop yield and quality, particularly in hot, wet, or humid conditions that favor disease development. The ideal crop staging window for fungicide application is often narrow—for example, wheat flowering for Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) may last only a few days. When a crop varies in growth stages across a field, fungicide effectiveness is reduced for plants not at the correct stage.
Given the significant cost of fungicide, it’s essential to ensure applications are as effective as possible. This highlights the importance of starting each crop year with precise metering and product placement during planting to achieve an even plant stand and maximize performance throughout the season. The Seed Hawk air drill provides the most precise seeding technology on the market by delivering unmatched seed and fertilizer placement in one pass, allowing seeds to evenly germinate and grow.
Since 2019, Väderstad's Precision Delivery Air Carts have helped farmers in Canada and Australia seed around 13.7 million acres of barley, canola, wheat, peas, oats, and rye, along with liquid fertilizer, dry fertilizer, inoculant, and NH3. This achievement highlights our commitment to working alongside farmers and enhancing their productivity.
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