First Responders

摘要

Seed treatments are often the first line of defense between young corn seedlings and diseases and insects lurking out in the field hoping to catch the vulnerable plants without any protection. For this very reason, the use of seed treatments is prettymuch standard operating procedure in the Southern corn-growing region. Jason Kelley, University of Arkansas Extension corn specialist, says if you just ordered corn, it's a common practice for it to be treated with a fungicide plus an insecticide.