Drone-applied foliar fungicides in corn/Applications of sUAS in Soybean Management
Optimizing corn foliar fungicide applications can be particularly challenging due to field and crop-based limitations that affect coverage and timing with ground and aerial equipment. Drone fungicide application technology will be discussed in this presentation, with a focus on fungicide efficacy of these applications. Benefits and limitations of the technology will be discussed. - Kiersten Wise
Our research is determining the ability of sUAS to assess soybean stands as it relates to optimal plant population and growth stage. We describe our processes for assessing soybean plant stands with sUAS imagery and vegetative indices with the promising results centered around minimal canopy coverage by growth stage with practical flight patterns. - Shaun Casteel
Speakers
Shaun Casteel
Shaun Casteel, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Agronomy and Soybean & Small Grains Extension Specialist for Purdue University. Dr. Casteel was born and raised on the family farm in east-central Illinois. He earned his B.S. in Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois, his M.S. in Crop Science and his Ph.D. in Soil Science at North Carolina State University. Since his arrival at Purdue in 2009, he has given over 700 invited presentations to 50,000 people across 15 states & 8 countries. His Extension avenues include newsletter articles, YouTube videos, and now, the Purdue Crop Chat podcast.
Dr. Casteel addresses the challenges of soybean and small grains production by educating, training, and providing the most relevant information to farmers to enable timely and sound management decisions in these production systems.
Key areas of interest include: sulfur synergies, precision management of resources and practices; integration of soil characteristics, nutrient inputs, and crop physiology; and the influence of agronomic practices on yield physiology of first crop and double crop soybean systems. His practical research also extends to field-scale trials with seeding rates, sulfur, and intensive management of soybean.
Kiersten Wise
Kiersten Wise is a Professor in the department of Plant Pathology, with primary responsibility for extension and research on diseases of corn, sorghum and forages. Kiersten earned her B.S. degree in Plant Health and Protection from Iowa State University, her M.S. in Plant Pathology from the University of Georgia, and completed her Ph.D. work at North Dakota State University, also in Plant Pathology. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Kentucky in 2017, she was at Purdue University for 8 years as the Extension Specialist for field crop diseases. Her extension and research programs focus on developing economical and sustainable disease management practices for agronomic field crops.