Fusarium and round up use...

[furrowtickler]

How many guys here have been following the links and studies show the link between the two ??
There has been a lot of research and studies done in the US on this and the correlation to fusarium root rots .
Been finding a lot of interesting information. Mostly done in the U.S.
One does not even dare bring it up here in western Canada , virtually zero research done other than one guy, who is very certain there is a correlation between the two . That's based on a lot of his own research.
Just looking for others opinions / ideas who have been following this .

[Braveheart]

I don't believe in this theory. I have read some studies but find them groundless. There are so many variables. For example, metabolizing glyphosate through plants and released from roots may have an effect on chloride levels, but some producers use decent rates of potash which would more than offset the chloride losses.

Our farm has seen pretty heavy glyphosate use (no till since 1988) yet our wheat last year is being delivered with .5 ppm of vom and we're selling barley for malt. Our neighbour (German with heavy fungicide use) has wheat that is unsaleable partly because of very high vom.

I'm always wary of studies denouncing glyphosate as Monsanto haters lurk everywhere.

[Daylate]

The theories they use are loosely relative to this type of research.....
The correlation of the size of household TV screens increasing is directly effecting people's decreasing belief of God. The Bigger the screens, the less the Faith.

[Robertbarlage]

Windshield is dry almost every morning fusarium probably won't be a problem in our area unless things change to really wet.

[furrowtickler]

Just find it interesting as we are on the dry side here as well and fusarium root rot is hit an area of peas here locally .
Just tweaked my brain after 3 years ago when we got hit bad with fusarium root rot in peas on hrsw stubble. All anyone could talk about was aphenomices . And I found this infra red shot of my peas in late July and it got me thinking about all this agin ...

That 1/4 section was 75 ac hard red spring wheat stubble and the south side was winter wheat stubble .
The spring wheat on the north side was a heavy crop , 70 bus / ac , and the winter wheat was a light crop with winter kill areas for the late winter storm that year with high winds that sucked all the snow cover off those areas .
Way less wheat straw on the south side and virtually non existent in the winter kill areas . Those areas (green paych's) the peas were perfect , the north end was a complete write off
Just found it interesting to go back and look now that this issue has popped up again

[newguy]

I think it is when high amounts of nitrogen is used and crops get tick and lush and create a disease heaven.

[Braveheart]

Now that I'm a little more awake, I realize Furrow is talking about fusarium root rot rather than fusarium head blight. There are several conditions that have fusarium attached to their name, blights, rots and wilts. Most seed treatments should offer control. Glyphosate is so valuable to our farm I would continue to use it even if there was a connection.

I wonder why someone would even suspect the glyphosate/fusarium connection? Beware the Monsanto haters.

[westernvicki]

Research is important to prove or disprove a theory, necessary in fact. We use the tools provided in part by the practical application of research to produce as good a crop as we believe we can. Our success is determined by many factors but especially the impact of the growing environment, & the tools we employ on production. In the NW where longer pea rotations are a factor we see damage, even on fields with where longer rotations between peas have been employed we see damage. Are peas, more susceptible to root rot than deeper rooted crops like wheat, canola and flax, absolutely, it's obvious they are, at highway speed you can make that diagnosis. Why? We need to know the factors that make up the why.

[furrowtickler]

If you google fusarium and glyphosate you might be shocked at the info out there. Most of it may well be bunk from Monsanto haters but it is interesting when your look at the big picture.
I am not saying the link is there or any of this is proof but some of those studies are from very legit sources .

[farmaholic]

Plant breeders funded by the Pulse levy should try to breed for some level of resistance. Jack the levy back up and get to work!