red crown rot

Red crown rot: No cure for this soybean disease

December 25, 2024 | By Linda Geist, University of Missouri Extension

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Once red crown rot spreads, you cannot unspread it, says University of Missouri Extension state plant pathologist Mandy Bish. Currently, soybean and disease specialists know of no cure for red crown rot, which can reduce yields by an estimated 80% in severe cases. Seed treatments may reduce symptoms and infection, but these…

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First case of red crown rot, yield-robbing soybean disease, confirmed in Missouri in Marion County

August 5, 2024 | By Linda Geist, University of Missouri Extension

COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri Extension state plant pathologist Mandy Bish reports confirmaion of red crown rot, a yield-robbing soybean disease, in Marion County in northeastern Missouri. This is the first confirmed incidence of the disease in the state. Bish says MU Extension specialists have been scouting for the pathogen since its confirmation in…

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