Goss’s Wilt Management
Genetic resistance
Primary management method
Pioneer researchers inoculate, screen and rate hybrids for resistance
Hybrids are also rated under natural infestations in affected states
See your local Pioneer sales professional for help in selecting appropriate hybrids for your field
Reduce corn residue
Disease can become problematic in corn on corn, high-residue fields
Crop rotation is effective in reducing residue
Tillage encourages residue breakdown
Control grassy weeds that are hosts for the bacteria
Green foxtail, barnyardgrass, shattercane and others
Prevention/Avoidance
Harvest and till affected fields last and clean equipment to avoid spreading the pathogen to uninfested fields
Fungicide application IS NOT EFFECTIVE for this bacterial disease. Other materials are being tested.