Understanding biologicals and biostimulants
As our guest predicts in this episode, “biologicals and biostimulants aren’t going away anytime soon.” Dairy Stream host Joanna Guza and Dr. Connor Sible, postdoctoral research associate with the crop physiology lab in the Department of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois, explains the basics with understanding biologicals and biostimulants. This episode is split into two parts with the first part covering biologicals and the second part covering biostimulants. We discuss the following topics below:
Basic definition
How it works
What to do before adding a product
Challenges
How it fits into a farm input plan
Other management practices to get the full economic benefit
Special thanks to Pivot Bio for sponsoring this episode.
About the guest:
Dr. Connor Sible is a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the Crop Physiology Lab in the Department of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois. Originally from northern Illinois, he received his degrees in Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois where his graduate studies focused on categorization and best management practices in the use of biologicals and biostimulants for row crops. His current research focuses on nutrient use efficiency of corn and soybean systems with specializations in residue management and nitrogen retention systems.
Resources:
Department of Crop Sciences – Crop Physiology at the University of Illinois
Connor’s email: sible2@illinois.edu
Getting the most out of biostimulants
Role of Biologicals in Enhancing Nutrient Efficiency in Corn and Soybean
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