PMSP for soybeans in the mid-South of AR, LA, MS

Priorities

Category Rank Pest Type Pest Crop Stage Priority
Extension/Outreach 1 Insects 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Proper timing of insecticide applications.
Extension/Outreach 1 Nematodes 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Positive identification of nematodes and symptomology
Extension/Outreach 1 Pathogens 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Soybean Rust awareness and preparedness.
Extension/Outreach 1 Weeds 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Education on the proper management of Johnsongrass
Extension/Outreach 2 Insects 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Proper insect identification and scouting.
Extension/Outreach 2 Pathogens 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Scouting, identification, and threshold levels for each disease.
Extension/Outreach 2 Weeds 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Convey to the growers the weeds resistant to glyphosate.
Extension/Outreach 3 Pathogens 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Proper timing and rates of fungicides.
Extension/Outreach 3 Weeds 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Drift management of glyphosate.
Extension/Outreach 4 Pathogens 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Encourage the planting of resistant varieties.
Extension/Outreach 4 Weeds 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Scouting and identification of weed species.
Extension/Outreach 5 Pathogens 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Use and benefits of seed treatments.
Extension/Outreach 5 Weeds 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Use of burndown and residual herbicides to better control weeds.
Extension/Outreach 6 Pathogens 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Utilize the National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN)
Extension/Outreach 6 Weeds 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Emphasis on early-season weed control and the proper timing of herbicide applications.
Extension/Outreach 7 Weeds 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Inform the growers of tank-mix partner options for better weed control.
Extension/Outreach 8 Weeds 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Explain that early-maturing varieties require different management strategies
Regulatory 1 Insects 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Full registration of acephate (Orthene) for stink bug control in Arkansas and Louisiana.
Regulatory 1 Nematodes 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Addition of a seed treatment to the labels of present chemicals.
Regulatory 1 Pathogens 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Label expansion on fungicides to include other crops where certain soybean diseases can occur.
Regulatory 1 Weeds 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Adding over-the-top applications to the labels of residual graminicides.
Regulatory 2 Insects 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Registration of existing safe “green” chemistry such as methoxyfenozide (Intrepid) for use in soybean production – no known obstacles to registration.
Regulatory 2 Pathogens 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Registration of fungicides for Soybean Rust control.
Regulatory 2 Weeds 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Reducing the Pre-Harvest Intervals (PHI) for certain herbicides.
Regulatory 3 Insects 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Addition of seed treatments to presently labeled insecticides.
Regulatory 3 Weeds 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Addition to the label of Permit (halosulfuron) to include low-rate usage as a preemergence herbicide in soybeans for sedge control.
Regulatory 4 Weeds 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Maintain registration of conventional herbicides used in soybean production.
Research 1 Insects 6- to 12-Inch Shoot The influence of glyphosate-tolerant soybeans on insect complexes.
Research 1 Nematodes 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Identification of resistant soybean varieties.
Research 1 Pathogens 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Soybean Rust biology and control.
Research 1 Weeds 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Options for late-season grassy weed control.
Research 2 Insects 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Re-evaluate sampling procedures and thresholds.
Research 2 Nematodes 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Accurate determination of races of the Cyst nematode.
Research 2 Pathogens 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Investigation of disease thresholds – exactly how much damage do soybean diseases cause, and when should fungicides be applied?
Research 2 Weeds 6- to 12-Inch Shoot The need for residual herbicide research, both efficacy and crop rotational effects.
Research 3 Insects 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Evaluate seed treatments for grape colaspis.
Research 3 Nematodes 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Nematode influence on disease incidence.
Research 3 Pathogens 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Disease complex shifts in glyphosate-tolerant soybeans.
Research 3 Weeds 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Investigation of differential tolerance/resistance of multiple species (marestail, ryegrass, and others) to glyphosate.
Research 4 Insects 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Use of remote sensing to improve scouting techniques.
Research 4 Nematodes 6- to 12-Inch Shoot How cropping patterns and rotations influence populations of the Root knot and Reniform nematodes.
Research 4 Pathogens 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Screening of crop varieties for resistance.
Research 4 Weeds 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Biology of new surfacing resistant weeds.
Research 5 Nematodes 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Nematicide efficacy.
Research 5 Nematodes 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Seeding rate evaluation as an influence on insect populations.
Research 5 Pathogens 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Exploring the impact of simultaneously occurring disease complexes.
Research 5 Weeds 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Late applications of glyphosate and impacts on the crop plant.
Research 6 Insects 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Cultural controls and impacts of cultural practices on populations.
Research 6 Nematodes 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Precision Ag techniques such as spot treatments with nematicides.
Research 6 Pathogens 6- to 12-Inch Shoot How environmental conditions impact disease incidence and proliferation.
Research 6 Weeds 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Generation of data on soil seed bank dynamics of weed species.
Research 7 Insects 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Insecticide efficacy for new compounds.
Research 7 Pathogens 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Fungicide evaluations, including application technology and the influence of row spacing on fungicide efficacy.
Research 7 Weeds 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Weed species shifts of early-maturing soybean varieties.
Research 8 Insects 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Termination of insecticide spraying – when to stop spraying for a particular insect.
Research 8 Pathogens 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Biology and genetics of causal organisms – under what conditions do these organisms occur, especially root and seedling diseases?
Research 8 Weeds 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Emergence patterns of weeds vs. crop maturity.
Research 9 Insects 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Green Bean Syndrome and the relationship to stink bugs.
Research 9 Pathogens 6- to 12-Inch Shoot How early-season crop stress influences disease incidence of some diseases such as Charcoal rot.
Research 9 Weeds 6- to 12-Inch Shoot The influence of glyphosate-tolerant soybeans on insect and disease complexes.
Research 10 Insects 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Soybean aphid biology
Research 10 Pathogens 6- to 12-Inch Shoot The influence of fertility on disease incidence.
Research 10 Weeds 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Weed control in non-GMO soybeans with conventional herbicides and the resurgence of traditionally grown soybeans to manage weeds.
Research 11 Insects 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Biology of Piezidorus guildini, red shouldered stink bug, a new pest in LA.
Research 11 Pathogens 6- to 12-Inch Shoot How planting dates, late vs. early planting, influence disease incidence.
Research 12 Pathogens 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Seed quality issues relevant to pathogen resistance.