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Crops publications

Contents

• Corn
• Cotton
• Forages
• General
• Grains
• Soybeans
• Weed control and Other Crop

Corn

• G1290, Measuring and Reducing Corn Harvesting Losses
• G1310, Low-Temperature, In-Bin Drying: Shelled Corn in Southwest, Central and North Missouri
• G2061, Corn Silage for Beef Cattle
• G4091, Corn and Soybean Replant Decisions (Interactive worksheet available)
• G4153, Corn Stunting Virus Diseases in Missouri
• G4448, Controlling Vole Damage in No-Till Corn and Soybeans
• G4590, Corn Silage
• G9176, Fertilizer Management for No-Till Corn and Grain Sorghum in Missouri
• IPM1001, Integrated Pest Management: Corn Diseases
• M166, Corn Insect Pests: A Diagnostic Guide
• MP540, Review of Weed Competition in Soybeans and Corn
• NCR344, Uneven Emergence in Corn
• PS101, Corn Diseases I
• PS102, Corn Diseases II
• PS111, Corn Diseases III
• PS112, Corn Diseases IV
• PS150, Corn Herbicide Injury I

Cotton

• G4251, Cotton Weed Control
• G4253, Cotton Harvest Aids
• G4255, The Boll Weevil in Missouri: History, Biology and Management
• G4256, Fertility Management of Cotton
• G4258, Plant Growth Regulators for Cotton
• G4259, Cotton Nematodes in Missouri: Your Hidden Enemies
• G4261, Cotton Disease and Nematode Management
• G4268, Cotton Plant Development and Plant Mapping
• G4270, Cotton Tillage and Planting Guidelines
• G4271, Prevention and Control of Damage from Wind Erosion in Cotton
• MP734, Cotton Seedling Diseases: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
• PS12, Cotton Insects and Mites
• PS109, Cotton Diseases I

Forages

• EC921, Alfalfa Analyst
• EV12, Management Intensive Grazing Video Series
• G4510, Crownvetch
• G4511, Orchardgrass
• G4515, Annual Lespedeza
• G4550, Alfalfa
• G4551, Alfalfa Diseases in Missouri
• G4555, Managing Manure on Alfalfa Hay
• G4558, Sclerotinia Crown and Stem Rot of Alfalfa
• G4563, Grasshopper Control in Missouri Forage Crops and Pastures
• G4569, Blister Beetle Management in Alfalfa
• G4570, Reducing Losses When Feeding Hay to Beef Cattle
• G4575, Making and Storing Quality Hay
• G4590, Corn Silage
• G4591, Estimating Silage Value to the Crop Producer
• G4610, The Bluegrasses
• G4620, Bermudagrass
• G4638, Red Clover
• G4639, White, Ladino and Sweet Clover
• G4640, Birdsfoot Trefoil
• G4642, Establishing Birdsfoot Trefoil in Bluegrass Sod
• G4646, Tall Fescue
• G4649, Reed Canarygrass, Ryegrass, and Garrison Creeping Foxtail
• G4650, Establishing Forages
• G4651, Renovating Grass Sods With Legumes
• G4652, Seeding Rates, Dates and Depths for Common Missouri Forages
• G4661, Warm-Season Annual Forage Crops
• G4669, Tall Fescue Toxicosis
• G4670, Seed Production of Tall Fescue and Other Cool Season Grasses
• G4671, Eastern Gama Grass
• G4672, Smooth Bromegrass
• G4673, Big Bluestem, Indiangrass and Switchgrass
• G4674, Caucasian Bluestem
• M157, Missouri Grazing Manual
• M168, Dairy Grazing Manual
• M169, A Guide to the Common Forages and Weeds of Pastures
• MP581, Weed and Brush Control Guide for Forages, Pastures and Non-Cropland in Missouri
• MX75, Alfalfa: The High Quality Hay for Horses
• MX340, Clover Diseases I
• MX341, Clover Diseases II
• NCR547, Alfalfa Management Guide
• NRAES59, Forage Moisture Determination
• NRAES99, Silage: Field to Feedbunk
• PS8, Common Forage Legume Insects
• PS107, Alfalfa Diseases I
• PS108, Alfalfa Diseases II

General

• AED20, Managing Dry Grain in Storage
• G4020, Tables for Weights and Measurements: Crops
• G4080, No-Till Planting Systems
• G4081, No-Till Checklist
• G4090, Alternative Crops in Double-Crop Systems for Missouri
• G4099, Analyzing Cropping Systems
• IPM1011, Watermelon Bacterial Fruit Blotch
• M164, Missouri No-Till Planting Systems
• M171, Missouri Pest Management Guide: Corn, Soybean, Winter Wheat
• MWPS45, Conservation Tillage Systems and Management Crop Residue Management with no-till, ridge-till, mulch-till
• MWPSCD45, Conservation Tillage Systems and Management: Crop Residue Management with No-Till, Ridge-Till, Mulch-Till (CD-ROM)
• NCR303, Plant Growth Regulators: Their Use in Crop Production
• NCR403, Seed Lot Sampling
• NCR553, Insect Resistant Crops Through Genetic Engineering
• NRAES22, Refrigeration and Controlled Atmosphere Storage for Horticultural Crops
• NRAES51, Produce Handling for Direct Marketing
• NRAES52, Facilities For Roadside Markets
• PS29, Grain Molds and Vegetable Storage Pests
• SX1005, Managing Cover Crops Profitably
• SX1007, Building Soils for Better Crops
• SX1008, Diversifying Cropping Systems

Grains

• G2059, Wheat Silage for Beef Cattle
• G3260, Wheat Silage for Dairy Cattle
• G4280, Canola: A Promising Oilseed
• G4290, Sunflower: An American Native
• G4306, Buckwheat: A Multi-Purpose, Short-Season Alternative
• G4312, Barley
• G4317, Scab of Wheat
• G4318, Virus Diseases of Wheat
• G4319, Wheat Diseases in Missouri
• G4320, Foliar Fungicides for Wheat
• G4345, Wheat Take-All
• G4349, Sorghum Aphid Pest Management
• G4356, Management of Grain Sorghum Diseases in Missouri
• G4361, Guidelines for Producing Rice Using Furrow Irrigation
• G4364, Boron and Sulfur Fertilization on Rice
• G4365, Managing Midseason Nitrogen on Rice with Plant Area Measurements
• G4366, Phosphorus Management for Drill-Seeded Rice
• G4953, Wheat-Soybean Double Crop Management In Missouri
• G7140, Sorghum Midge in Missouri
• G7180, Hessian Fly Management on Wheat
• G9176, Fertilizer Management for No-Till Corn and Grain Sorghum in Missouri
• MP645, Rice Blast : Identification and Control
• MP646, Rice Sheath Blight Control
• MP729, Use of a Portable Chlorophyll Meter to Manage Crop Nitrogen in Rice
• MWPS13, Grain Drying, Handling and Storage Handbook
• MWPS22, Low Temperature and Solar Grain Drying Handbook
• MWPS29, Dry Grain Aeration Systems Handbook
• NCR160, Diseases of Sunflowers
• PS7, Common Small Grain Insects
• PS26, Grain Sorghum Insects I
• PS105, Wheat Diseases I
• PS106, Wheat Diseases II
• PS114, Sorghum Diseases I
• PS115, Sorghum Diseases II

Soybeans

• G1280, Measuring and Reducing Soybean Harvesting Losses
• G3270, Whole Soybeans for Dairy Cattle
• G4091, Corn and Soybean Replant Decisions (Interactive worksheet available)
• G4410, Soybean Production in Missouri
• G4412, Soybean Variety Selection
• G4415, Drilled Soybeans in Missouri
• G4420, Irrigating Soybeans
• G4441, Seed Treatment Fungicides for Soybeans
• G4448, Controlling Vole Damage in No-Till Corn and Soybeans
• G4450, Soybean Cyst Nematode
• G4452, Soybean Disease Management
• G4470, Soybean Harvest Aids
• G4953, Wheat-Soybean Double Crop Management In Missouri
• G7150, Soybean Pest Management: Bean Leaf Beetle
• G7151, Soybean Pest Management: Stink Bugs
• IPM1002, Integrated Pest Management: Soybean Diseases
• M123, Missouri Soybean Handbook
• MP540, Review of Weed Competition in Soybeans and Corn
• MP686, Using Reduced Herbicide Rates for Weed Control in Soybeans
• PS6, Common Soybean Insects
• NCR158, Herbicide Symptoms in Dry Edible Beans
• NCR159, Edible Bean Disease and Disorder Identification
• NCR198, Recognition and Management of Dry Bean Production Problems
• PS103, Soybean Diseases I
• PS104, Soybean Diseases II

Weed Control and Other Crops

See also: Insects and diseases: Livestock and crops

• G4050, Troubleshooting Field Crop Problems
• G4090, Alternative Crops in Double-Crop Systems for Missouri
• G4851, Atrazine: Best Management Practices and Alternatives in Missouri
• G4852, Cleaning Field Sprayers to Avoid Crop Injury
• G4871, Waterhemp Management in Missouri
• G4872, Johnsongrass Control
• G4875, Control of Perennial Broadleaf Weeds in Missouri Field Crops
• G4880, Poison Ivy: Identification and Control
• G4907, Herbicide Resistance in Weeds
• G4953, Wheat-Soybean Double Crop Management In Missouri
• G4970, Plants Poisonous to Livestock
• IPM1014, Noxious Weeds of Missouri
• M167, Atrazine Management and Water Quality: A Missouri Guide
• MWPS45, Conservation Tillage Systems and Management: Crop Residue Management with No-Till, Ridge-Till, Mulch-Till
• NCR33, Vine Weeds of the North Central States
• NCR281, Weeds of the North Central States
• NCR607, Common Weed Seedlings of the North Central States
• NCR614, Early Spring Weeds of No-Till Crop Production
• SX1004, Steel in the Field: A Farmer's Guide to Weed Management Tools

Updated 7/1/08

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