Nebraska Growers See
Stronger Corn with Quilt Xcel
Growers in Nebraska have seen the plant stress management benefits of Quilt Xcel® fungicide. From providing
water use efficiency in times of too much or too little water to stronger stalks at harvest and preventive and
curative disease control, growers have seen the ways Quilt Xcel pays in helping grow more corn.
This photo compares the stalk quality of untreated corn (L) compared with corn treated with Quilt Xcel at the V5 growth stage (R).
I applied a full rate of Quilt Xcel on my corn at tassel to decrease plant stress and protect the corn against disease.
Physiologically, the plants were a lot healthier and the stalks were a lot stronger after an application of Quilt Xcel. With
2012 being as dry and hot as it was, I think it took that stress level off of it. 2013 was a little different but we still had the
big temperature ups and downs, and I think Quilt Xcel helped the plant adapt to that too.
Charles Homolka | Grower | Central City, NE
We’ve used Quilt Xcel at the V5 to V8 range and then also at R1, and have seen the most
benefits when applying at both of those timings. With Quilt Xcel our stalk quality has been
much better, we’ve seen more ears filled to the tip and we’ve seen anywhere from a 10 to 30
bu/A increase. 2013 is the first year we’ve tankmixed Quilt Xcel with Halex® GT and it seemed
to work very well for us. We’re excited to be able to do the two things at one time, without
having to make several passes across a field and cause more compaction.
Barbara Rasmussen | Syngenta Seed Advisor | Surprise, NE
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Benefits
from Quilt
Xcel onon
Corn Corn
Yield BenefitsYield
from
Quilt
Xcel
Yield Benefits from Quilt Xcel on Corn
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Average Yield Gain Over Untreated (bu/A)
Average Yield Gain Over Untreated (bu/A)
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25
25
20
20
16.6
16.6
15
15
10
10
5
5
0
0
Quadris V5
Quilt
Xcel V5
V5
Quadris
Quilt
QuiltXcel
XcelR1
V5
Quilt
QuiltXcel
XcelV5
R1fb Quilt Xcel R1
Quilt Xcel V5 fb Quilt Xcel R1
23.6
23.6
Source: Syngenta, 2010-2013.
Source:
Syngenta,
2010-2013.
*Data
are the
averages
of yield gain over
untreated
from 2010-2013.
*Data are acres
the averages
of yield gain over
11.3
11.3
untreated acres from 2010-2013.
5.4
5.4
Quadris V5 Quilt Xcel V5 Quilt Xcel R1 Quilt Xcel V5
(669) ® V5 Quilt
(120)
(453)
Quilt Xcel
Xcel V5
R1
Quadris
Xcel V5 Quilt
Xcel R1fb Quilt
(13)Xcel R1
(669)
(120)
(453)
fb Quilt
Fungicide Treatment (No. of trials)*
(13)
Product performance assumes disease presence.
Fungicide Treatment (No. of trials)*
.
We grow corn on corn, so our heaviest disease pressure comes from gray leaf
spot. Gray leaf spot is the reason we started using Quilt Xcel and it has seemed
to be a silver bullet for the disease. On some hybrids that are really prone to
it, we have had no pressure at all. At harvest time the difference is very visual.
The leaves have still been on the plants that were treated with Quilt Xcel and
where Quilt Xcel wasn’t applied we were left with a stalk and an ear. The stalk
quality has probably been our biggest selling point for Quilt Xcel. With Quilt Xcel,
standability has been much, much better come harvest time. When a combine can
keep rolling at a decent speed, even into the night, it’s a huge benefit at harvest.
Matt Bailey | Syngenta Seed Advisor | Schuyler, NE
The biggest physiological benefit that we have seen is standability with Quilt Xcel.
The first time that I really realized how good it was, was in 2009, and we had kind
of our first bumper crop in many, many years. When we did the stalk nitrate test
in a field that was not sprayed with Quilt Xcel, over half of the stalks had hollow
plant mass in them. They were just a void in the stalk when we took the section. It
was just gone. So, the Quilt Xcel was able to feed the ear so much better, because
if half of the internal stalk was gone, you’ve lost half of your ability to translocate
water and nutrients. After using it for 4 or 5 years and seeing the results, it keeps
me using it and the more I learn about Quilt Xcel the more I like it.
Eric Towle | Syngenta Seed Advisor | Murdock, NE
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Product performance assumes disease presence.
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orn will use water more
efficiently, allowing plants to
better tolerate periods of too much
or too little water
• S tronger stalks that result in
less lodging for a more efficient
harvest and less potential for
volunteer corn the following
season
Product performance assumes disease presence.
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Benefits of Quilt Xcel
SLC 3576A 12-2013
• E xtended photosynthesis to
maximize crop growth and extend
grain fill, producing bigger ears
with more kernels
• E arly applications made during
the V4-V8 growth stages will set
corn up for maximum yield at a
critical growth stage
• The flexibility to make an
application around R1 for
additional disease control and
stress management benefits
• X ylem systemic mobility of
active ingredients allows uniform
protection to be delivered
throughout the plant, even to
new growth
• Yield boosts ranging from 11-24
bu/A depending on application
timing