University of Missouri Extension agronomists reported during their weekly teleconference that sudden death syndrome is showing up in soybean fields across the state. MU Extension plant pathologist Kaitlyn Bissonnette says …
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Research: Diseases pack a big financial wallop
Economic losses due to soybean diseases in the United States from 1996 to 2016 amounted to more than $95 billion, according to a research team from Penn State’s College of …
Read More »Soybean vein necrosis virus research leads to unexpected discovery
Sometimes, unexpected discoveries in the course of scientific investigation open new avenues of research. Virologist Ioannis Tzanetakis and doctoral student Jing Zhou used advanced genetic tools to identify and better …
Read More »New tool provides producers with impacts of diseases
Kentucky grain producers have a new, free tool at their disposal to see the past yield losses and economic impacts of common diseases affecting corn and soybeans. This tool can …
Read More »A handful of diseases are popping up in late soybeans
• By Tom Allen • Soybean rust We don’t talk about soybean rust much as an issue, because it rarely has impacted yield. But with some late soybean acres in …
Read More »Early season soybean response to flooding
• By Boyd Padgett • With the recent rains, I wanted to put out some information on the impact of flooding on soybean germination, as well as the impact on young …
Read More »Sudden death syndrome observed in North Carolina soybeans
• By Dr. Lindsey Thiessen • Soybeans submitted through the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic have been confirmed to have the causal agent of sudden death syndrome, Fusarium virguliforme (syn. Fusarium …
Read More »University of Missouri scientists map two more soybeans
University of Missouri scientists have created a genetic map of two more soybeans, providing additional information that will aid future breeding of varieties with improved traits.
Read More »EPA registers fungicide premix from Bayer
The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Delaro fungicide, a premix of two products, from Bayer CropScience for use on soybeans and corn. It is registered in most states except for …
Read More »McMichen Farm becomes first in Alabama to top 100 bushels per acre
McMichen Farm of Centre in northeast Alabama became the first operation in the state to break the 100-bushel mark. They did so by cutting just more than 102 bushels per …
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