taproot decline

⋅BY RYAN McGEENEY ⋅ U of A System Division of Agriculture  Two major soybean-growing villains — taproot decline and nematodes — will be on the agenda for the Tri-State Soybean Conference, an event that returns to Arkansas on Jan. 6. The annual...

Taproot decline is appearing in more soybean fields at higher levels than in previous years based on recent observations in Alabama. Taproot decline is caused by the fungus Xylaria necrophora and was first detected in the mid-2000s in the...

• By Ryan McGeeney • Farmers: Know thine enemy. For decades, Arkansas growers, and the consultants and Extension agents who support their efforts, have combatted various soilborne diseases that either hobble or outright destroy crops. Some diseases, along with the pathogens that...

• By Bruce Schultz • An Louisiana State University graduate student has identified and named a new fungal species that causes a devastating soybean disease, and the finding has been published in a scientific journal. LSU doctoral student Teddy Garcia-Aroca identified...

Newly named soybean taproot decline disease continues to plague growers after a decade, but researchers are hot on the trail. By Vicky Boyd Editor A soybean malady first noticed about 10 years ago causing plant mortality and dubbed the "mystery disease"...