Chris Gillard and his research staff conduct many different dry bean research trials at the University of Guelph – Huron Research Station each year. The trials vary from year to year and cover a range of research topics. The results are summarized annually and can be viewed at the links below. Note that research must…Continue readingHuron Research Station Annual Reports
Author: Chris Gillard
Dry Bean Agronomy & Pest Management, University of Guelph-Ridgetown
AgTiv is a biological product (Premier Tech Agriculture, Quebec, Canada) that contains mycorrhizae (Glomus intraradices) spores. The product Myconate (Plant Health Care, Raleigh NC) contains the isoflavone formononetin. Both products have a powder formulation applied as a seed treatment, and a liquid formulation applied with a liquid fertilizer at planting. Product claims include increased plant…Continue readingMycorrhizae Products for Beans 2016-2017
Eragon was the best crop desiccant but it was weak on lambsquarters and foxtail. Reglone and Ignite were strong crop desiccants, and they had high scores for all weed species tested.Continue readingComparing harvest aids for beans, 2010-2012: Crop and weed desiccation
Residues from Aim, Valtera and Eragon were not detectable. Glyphosate resides were above the MRL in cranberry beans.Continue readingComparing harvest aids for beans, 2010-2012: Herbicide residues
Crop yield losses as high as 32% were measured as the timing of the herbicide Eragon decreased towards the 0% pod maturity timing.Continue readingComparing harvest aids for beans, 2010-2012: Desiccation timing
For the combination fungicide timings, A+C gave the best results under low disease pressure, while B+C had the lowest pod infection and seed pick, and the highest yield under higher disease pressure.Continue readingThe timing of strobilurin fungicides to control anthracnose in 2005-2006
Burial of residue using tillage, along with milder and wetter weather encourages the break down of crop residue, and this kills anthracnose on the residue.Continue readingAnthracnose survival on dry bean plant residue 2016
Common bacterial blight (CBB) is a serious seed-borne disease of bean, affecting leaves, stems, pods and seed. Management includes disease free seed production and genetic resistance. The purpose of this study was to measure the effect of CBB resistant navy cultivars, under moderate/high disease pressure. Two resistant and four susceptible cultivars were tested at six…Continue readingImpact of common bacterial blight resistance in dry bean cultivars 2003-2004
Simulated hail damage reduced yield by 29%. Applying Quadris or Headline did not visibly reduce plant stress and did not result in a yield response to any cultivar or market class.Continue readingStrobilurin Fungicides for Plant Health in Dry Beans, 2009-2011
There were no differences in yield, even when the fulvic acid fertilizer was tested at 8x of the label rate. There were no differences in yield between cultivars, market classes, sites or years.Continue readingFulvic and Humic Acid Fertilizers in Dry Bean, 2010-2011