Gustafson products for soybeans Soybean products Seed treatment an important crop input in conservation tillage Conservation tillage continues to attract more and more soybean growers every year. Growers have more acres to plant, and less time.
Growers realize that maximum yields are obtained with early planting.
Organisms that decompose crop residue also attack unprotected soybean seed. Cooler, moister soils favor disease development. Delayed emergence extends period of vulnerability to diseases. According to a survey of plant pathologists in 12 major soybean producing areas, early season diseases harboring in crop residue and soil cut yields by an average of 13 percent annually. These diseases include Rhizoctonia, Pythium and Phytophthora.