According to Bayer Agronomic Solutions Manager Randy Myers, white mold is not an easy disease to control. “You can’t wait til you see it, the fungicide has to be applied preventatively before the infection takes place because once the infection starts and gets inside the plant, there’s nothing you can do about it.” White mold thrives in cold, wet conditions. “The white mold survives in sclerotia, those little black resting bodies in soil.,” said Myers. “They can survive for ten years so if you have a field that is a white mold field, it is always going to be a white mold field even if you rotate to a less susceptible crop, like corn.” Myers was part of the Fungicide Experts Forum in Fargo Wednesday. Listen for the full interview.
