Can Non-Targeted Application of Propiconazole
Improve Malt Barley Yield and Quality? Non-targeted application of propiconazole to malting barley cultivars
resulted in significant yield increases and improvement in kernel plumpness
that occurred at all nitrogen rates in a set of 80 experiments conducted
in the nineties. The results of this study indicated that malt barley
producers should not have to vary fertilizer and disease management strategies
to avoid delayed maturity and consequent effects on malt yield and quality.
There was no impact of propiconazole on grain protein. Economic benefits
of non-targeted propiconazole application are dependent both on the price
of propiconazole and malting barley.
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