1 st pea plot off

[furrowtickler]

We have nothing to do with the "big plot'"
That is on the same feild and totally run by The Rack. And yes there is several fertility plots - all replicated - several times.
If you are so inquisitive call The Rack - they will fill you in. I don't have time to tell you all 2500 plots there. I just thought I would share what we seen on a feild scale plot beside theirs - that's it.
So in your expert opinion - what is proper fertility for peas on wheat stuble in my soil zone and my average rainfall according to my soil PH, organic matter and soil tests ? Just curious as too what my proper pea fertility should be ? I know what is needed and it's not text book . Always looking for expert advice though ....
Just a side note - we have averaged over 50 bus/ac peas on wheat stuble the past 10 years including last years root rot mess - with nothing more than tagteam and seed treatment - I guess I better pay more attention to proper fertility , whatever that is . Again, years ago we seen zero advantage to adding fertility to peas if the rest of our fertility was up to par in our rotation.

[tweety]

Sorry i asked

[bucket]

I think your info is more relevant than strip plots.
Thanks for taking the time to detail it as much as you did.

[crusher]

No seed treatment? Or did I miss something.

[furrowtickler]

Most Seed was treated with vitaflow and intego, some just vitaflow - zero differance. Doubt I will use intego again - huge waste of money this year - would have been far better off to use in furrow starter on all peas.

2nd pea plot was almost identical on the second side by side 36 with tagteam and 42 with alpine/nodulator.

[freewheat]

So furrow, you are talking shortened rotations then showing responses? What about a 1 in 5 or 6 year rotation?

[furrowtickler]

Both fields are 1 in 3 . Showed better growth and root rot reduction all year - that's what I was looking for as well as different herbicide effects on root rot in other plots.
No one has done much with herbicides and fertility in relation to root rot severity. I know there is a huge link , and it showed even on a very dry May/June early July. That's the interesting part. Most just squarely blamed the weather last year but some of us seen much different. I did this on a 3 year rotation to prove a point. Root rot is not all about being too wet.

[tweety]

perhaps but Aphanomyces really does.

[tweety]

BTW, There is no completely satisfactory control for the root-rot diseases of field pea once the causal fungus or fungi are introduced and becomes prevalent in the soil.

Pythium likes 64 to 72 and Aphanomyces from 72 to 82 and fusarium likes 79 to 82.

Root rot is a real bitch.

[Klause]

Humalite. Applied to the seed like innoculant but at a rate of 3lbs/acre.

It shows very promising results. Better than commercial seed treatments. We'll see once they are harvested.