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Need help selecting soybean varieties? 2012 Soybean Updates now available

By Jeremy Ross, Extension Agronomist - Soybeans, on January 22nd, 2013

Each year, numerous soybean varieties are commercially available to growers in Arkansas. However, only a limited number of soybean varieties have been tested in Arkansas at April plantings. Yield performance in early (April) plantings varies according to location, adaptability to soils, relative maturity, lodging, shattering potential, disease and nematode resistance, as well as herbicide

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January 22nd, 2013 | Category: Disease, Emerson, Michael, Faske, Travis, Fertility, Harvest, Irrigation, Kirkpatrick, Terry, Nematodes, Planting, Ross, Jeremy, Seed, Soybeans, Weeds

Reminder: Request For Fusarium Wilt Samples

By Terry Kirkpatrick, Professor - Plant Pathology, on July 29th, 2011

Fusarium Wilt of Cotton.

Fusarium wilt (FW) is more visible this summer than it has been for several years in Arkansas cotton fields.   FW is a disease of the vascular system caused by a soilborne fungal pathogen (Fusarium oxysporum) that survives for long periods (several years) in cotton fields.   This disease may be responsible

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July 29th, 2011 | Category: Cotton, Disease, Kirkpatrick, Terry, Nematodes, Uncategorized

Alert: Bacterial Blight of Cotton Found in Arkansas

By Terry Kirkpatrick, Professor - Plant Pathology, on July 20th, 2011

Bacterial blight, a disease that has not been of economic significance in Arkansas for years, has been detected in numerous cotton fields in northeastern Arkansas, as well as in some fields in the southeastern part of the state and some areas of Mississippi over the last two weeks.  The disease has been confirmed in

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July 20th, 2011 | Category: Barber, Tom, Cotton, Disease, Kirkpatrick, Terry

Attention: Request for Fusarium Wilt Samples

By Terry Kirkpatrick, Professor - Plant Pathology, on July 12th, 2011

Fusarium Wilt of Cotton.

Fusarium wilt (FW) is more visible this summer than it has been for several years in Arkansas cotton fields.   FW is a disease of the vascular system caused by a soilborne fungal pathogen (Fusarium oxysporum) that survives for long periods (several years) in cotton fields.   This disease may be responsible

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July 12th, 2011 | Category: Cotton, Disease, Kirkpatrick, Terry, Nematodes

Soybean Susceptibility to Root-Knot Nematode

By Mary Hightower, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, on March 22nd, 2011
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In a recent podcast, produced by the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Extension Nematologist Terry Kirkpatrick discusses soybean susceptibility to root-knot nematodes.

To view the podcast, follow the link below:

Soybean Susceptibility to Root-Knot Nematode Podcast

March 22nd, 2011 | Category: Disease, Insects, Kirkpatrick, Terry, Nematodes, Soybeans

Managing Cotton Nematodes Without Temik

By Terry Kirkpatrick, Professor - Plant Pathology, on March 21st, 2011

Although cotton producers thought that we would have until 2014 to come to grips with life without Temik, the March 18th announcement by Bayer CropScience to decommission production of methyl isocyanate (MIC) will force us to develop alternative strategies for insect and nematode management. So, what do we do. The following are some thoughts and

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March 21st, 2011 | Category: Cotton, Disease, Insects, Kirkpatrick, Terry, Nematodes, Planting, Seed