Red Crown Rot Creeps North

Red Crown Rot has historically been seen in the Southern states, but it has been moving northward. Syngenta Crop Protection Agronomy Service Representative Jason Snell sees Red Crown Rot as an aggressive pathogen. “Talking to counterparts in southern states or central Cornbelt states, they have seen some significant impacts from Red Crown Rot, and a quote from one of them was ‘it’s the worst pathogen that he’s ever seen in the field, due to the yield loss standpoint.'” said Snell. “We’ve talked a lot about Sudden Death Syndrome. Red Count Crown is kinda like a supercharged version of that.” Yield losses of 50 percent or more is possible with Red Crown Rot. Seed treatments are the best way to protect the crop from RCR. Click here to listen to the full interview.