Soybean sudden death syndrome
scouted Sept. 12, 2022
- Scientific Name
- Fusarium virguliforme
- Background
- Soybeans in Iredell county were scouted and observed 10% of the field was affected by browning, leaf spots and wilting on the upper leaves in patches in the field. There were fungal structures on leaves. The previous crop is wheat.
- Conclusion
- The issue was identified as Frogeye leaf spot which is a common foliar disease in North Carolina. The causal agent is Cercospora sojina. Early symptoms are small, dark, water-soaked circular to angular lesions, which expand as the disease progresses and become brown to grayish with a brown-reddish border. Lesions can also occur on the stems and the pods. Management practices include crop rotation with non-host crops like corn or wheat, host resistance, and fungicide use may be beneficial when susceptible hosts are planted and there’s disease pressure
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