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1 Module 2 Healthy Plant Appearance When doing a field diagnosis, know how a healthy plant should appear. Consider the many parameters that can affect a healthy plant’s appearance. Healthy soybean plant

2 Healthy Plant Appearance Know what a normal plant should look like for the crop you are surveying at each growth stage:  Seedling  Leaf  Reproductive

3 Healthy Plant Appearance Know what a normal plant should look like for the crop you are surveying at each growth stage:  Seedling  Leaf  Reproductive Healthy wheat leaf stage

4 Healthy Plant Appearance Know what a normal plant should look like for the crop you are surveying at each growth stage:  Seedling  Leaf  Reproductive Healthy wheat reproductive stage

5 Healthy Plant Appearance Plant appearance can be modified by:  Variety  Environment  Fertility  Insects  Diseases  Cropping practices

6 Healthy Plant Appearance Varieties of crops may have different canopy structure, growth habits or floral structures. Variety can modify plant morphology. Two varieties of barley

7 Healthy Plant Appearance Plant appearance can be modified by:  Variety  Environment  Fertility  Insects  Diseases  Cropping practices Larry Heatherly examines soybean plants

8 Healthy Plant Appearance Plant appearance can be modified by:  Variety  Environment  Fertility  Insects  Diseases  Cropping practices Sugar beet breeding lines USDA photo by Scott Bauer

9 Module 2 Healthy Plant Appearance Plant appearance can be modified by:  Variety  Environment  Fertility  Insects  Diseases  Cropping practices Squash bug

10 Healthy Plant Appearance Plant appearance can be modified by:  Variety  Environment  Fertility  Insects  Diseases  Cropping practices

11 Healthy Plant Appearance Plant appearance can be modified by:  Variety  Environment  Fertility  Insects  Diseases  Cropping practices Leonard Panella Photo by Scott Bauer

12 Healthy Plant Appearance Plant color can be modified by:  Crop  Variety Potato flower

13 Healthy Plant Appearance Plant color can be modified by:  Crop  Variety Potato flower of another variety


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