Charcoal rot
scouted Sept. 7, 2021
- Scientific Name
- Macrophomina phaseolina
- Background
- Soybeans in Lenoir county, variety P55A49X, were scouted and observed with 90% of the field being affected by shedding leaves and fruit.
- Conclusion
- The issue was identified as charcoal rot of soybean, caused by Macrophomina phaseolina. It starts out with patches of stunted or wilted plants, while the infection can happen very early in the season, the symptoms usually appear after flowering.
- Resources
-
- No resources have been added.
