I See Dead Plants

By Ed ZaworskiEducation

I See Dead Plants episodes

October 05, 2021 (S1:E4): A Sticky Situation: How Tar Spot Makes Your Ears Smaller
On this episode of the I See Dead Plants Podcast, host Ed Zaworski speaks with Dr. Darcy Telenko about tar spot, a new disease of corn in the United States. Dr. Telenko is an Assistant professor of Plant Pathology at Purdue University who specializes in diseases of field crops.

Additional Resources

Tar Spot Encyclopedia Article

An Overview of Tar Spot

Will a Second Fungicide be Wroth the Cost for Tar Spot Management?

How to cite this podcast

Zaworski, E. (Host) and Telenko, D. (Interviewee). A Sticky Situation: How Tar Spot Makes Your Ears Smaller. S1:E4 (Podcast). 09-30-21. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s1e4-a-sticky-situation-how-tar-spot-makes-your-ears-smaller

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19 min
July 29, 2021 (E1): I See Dead Plants Podcast Trailer
The "I See Dead Plants" podcast aims to provide community growers and citizens with crop, pesticide, fungicide, and management knowledge for daily life. Listen to the trailer here for more information from Ed Zaworski and Daren Mueller.
4 min
July 28, 2021 (S1:E3): Gettin' Fungicide All Up in My Canopy
On this episode of the I See Dead Plants Podcast, host Ed Zaworski speaks with Dr. Andrew Penney, a former PhD. student at Iowa State University who now works with Bayer Crop Sciences as a Technical Agronomist. Andrew shares his past experiences as a student working to understand different fungicide application technologies and how they affect overall yield. He also explains his research findings from his publication called "Comparison of aerial and ground sprayer fungicide application technologies on canopy coverage, disease severity, lodging, and yield of corn".

Additional Resources

Meta-analysis of yield response of foliar fungicide-treated hybrid corn in the United States and Ontario, Canada by Wise et al. 2019.

Fungicide Efficacy for Control of Corn Diseases from the Crop Protection Network. Impact of foliar fungicide timing and fungicide class on corn yield response in the United States and Ontario, Canada from the Crop Protection Network.

Fungicide Use in Field Crops web book from the Crop Protection Network. Comparison of fungicide application technology: Relationship between coverage and disease severity and the physiological impact of fungicides on grainfill thesis.

How to cite this podcast

Zaworski, E. (Host) and Penney, A. (Interviewee). Gettin' Fungicide All Up in My Canopy. S1:E3 (Podcast). 07-28-21. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s1e3-gettin-fungicide-all-up-in-my-canopy

Transcript
31 min
July 28, 2021 (S1:E2): Army of Fatherless Clones: Soybean Aphid Decision Making - Part 2
On this episode of the I See Dead Plants Podcast, host Ed Zaworski continues the conversation with entomologist Ashley Dean about her article on soybean aphid called "Developing a decision‐making framework for insect pest management: a case study using Aphis glycines (Hemiptera: Aphididae)".

Additional Resources

Soybean Aphid Field Guide from the North Central Soybean Research Program. Soybean Aphid Resources from the Soybean Research and Information Network. Soybean Aphid Informational YouTube Video (26 minutes) from Iowa State University.

Biology of the Soybean Aphid, Aphis glycines (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in the United States by Tilmon et al. 2011. Management Recommendations for Soybean Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in the United States by Hodgson et al. 2012.

North Central Soybean Research Program web site. Evaluation of Soybean Aphid Management Tacitcs from Iowa State University. Soybean Entomology Research Laboratory at Iowa State University.

How to cite this podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) and Dean, A. (Interviewee). Army of Fatherless Clones: Soybean Aphid Decision Making - Part 2. S1:E2 (Podcast). 07-28-21. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s1e2-army-of-fatherless-clones-soybean-aphid-decision-making-part-2

Transcript
25 min
July 28, 2021 (S1:E1): Army of Fatherless Clones: Soybean Aphid Decision Making - Part 1
On this episode of the I See Dead Plants Podcast, host Ed Zaworski speaks with Ashley Dean, an Education Extension Specialist at Iowa State University. They break down the importance of Integrated Pest Management or IPM, for determining the next steps when dealing with an insect infestation. Ashley shares insights from her article called "Developing a decision‐making framework for insect pest management: a case study using Aphis glycines (Hemiptera: Aphididae)".

Additional Resources

Soybean Aphid Field Guide from the North Central Soybean Research Program. Soybean Aphid Resources from the Soybean Research and Information Network. Soybean Aphid Informational YouTube Video (26 minutes) from Iowa State University. Biology of the Soybean Aphid, Aphis glycines (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in the United States by Tilmon et al. 2011.

Management Recommendations for Soybean Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in the United States by Hodgson et al. 2012. North Central Soybean Research Program web site. Evaluation of Soybean Aphid Management Tacitcs from Iowa State University. Soybean Entomology Research Laboratory at Iowa State University.

How to cite this podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) and Dean, A. (Interviewee). Army of Fatherless Clones: Soybean Aphid Decision Making - Part 1. S1:E1 (Podcast). 07-28-21. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s1e1-army-of-fatherless-clones-soybean-aphid-decision-making-part-1

Transcript
42 min