Michigan Rhizoctonia Nursery 2026

MIBST School 2026 Dates: Beet End 6/2-6/11/2026 * Sugar End 7/14-7/23/2026 * Ag School 7/27-7/31/2026 * Engineer School 10/20-10/23/2026

May7	We planted the Rhizoctonia nursery today.
May18	Beets are emerging.
June8	The beets are growing well. Routine pesticides are being applied. It has been hot and dry, but thankfully we received 0.41” of rain on June 5.
June15	The nursery was thinned.
July8	The nursery was inoculated and water was applied.

Nursery Trials