Diseases Flashcards

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When soybean is susceptible to Anthracnose?

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All stages of development, but more commonly during bloom and podfill (spores spread from infected plant residue)

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Implications of seed infected with Anhtracnose

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  • Early disease development
  • Dark brown lesions develop on cotyledons
  • Stem may collapse
  • Damping off
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Regular symptoms of Anthracnose

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Irregularly-shaped brown blotches on stems, pods, and leaf petioles

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Severe symptoms of Anthracnose

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Leaves: leaf rolling, premature defoliation, and stunted plants

Pods: shriveled pods with less seeds, moldy seed, or no seed

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Symptoms of Anthracnose-infected soybean stem

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Randomly distributed lesions are covered by small black dots (acervuli)

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Fungus that causes Antracnose in Soybeans

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Colletotrichum truncatum

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How does Colletotrichum truncatum overwinter/survive?

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Overwinter as mycelia on crop residue or infected seed

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Weather that favors Anthracnose

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  • Wet, warm, humid weather

- Infection may occur when leaf wetness, rain, or dew periods exceed 12 hours/day.

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Agents that spread the spores of Colletotricun truncatum

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Wind and rain

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Management of Anthracnose

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  • Crop rotation (reduces inoculum on soil)
  • Tillage (bury crop residues)
  • Foliar fungicides applied between the R3 and R5
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Fungus that causes Brown Stem Rot (BSR) in Soybeans

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Phialophora gregata (strain A is highly aggressive, and strain B is mild)

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Time for BSR infection and for symptoms

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  • Infection: early in the season

- Symptoms of vascular system damage: during reproductive development

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Favorable conditions to BSR

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  • Between 60 and 80 F -
  • Little or no disease develops above 90 F
  • Soil moisture near field capacity (also optimal for crop development)
  • Drought stress during pod fill
  • soil pH near to 6.0
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Where does Phialophora gregata survives?

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  • Infected soybean residue left on soil surface

- Does not produce survival structures

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What influences inoculum levels of BSR in the spring?

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Fungus can continue to reproduce throughout the winter

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When and how occur infections of new soybeans?

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Occurs through roots (by growth stage V3) and progresses to stem

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Impact of BSR on soybeans

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  • Infection causes a gradual disruption of the vascular system
  • Premature plant death may occur, especially if heat and drought stress impacts badly diseased plants
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Management of BSR

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  • Resistant Varieties
  • Crop Rotation: Effective in reducing disease inoculum - 2 years away from soybeans
  • Tillage
  • Manage SCN
  • Sanitation of equipment is not needed
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Fungus that causes Cercospora Leaf Blight in Soybeans

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Cercospora kikuchii

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Favorable conditions to CLB

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Humid conditions and temperatures of 75 to 80 F or higher

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21
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Which stage CLB occurs?

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Generally occurs during pod-filling stages

22
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Impact of CLB in soybean

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  • Early infection: plants may lose their cotyledons, become stunted, or die.
  • During cycle: loss of leaf tissue or entire leaves may occur.
  • Defoliation may reduce yield if disease occurs early relative to pod fill.
23
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Where does Cercospora k survives?

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Survives as mycelia on soybean residue and on the seed coat of infected seed.

24
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Conditions to sporulation of Cercospora k

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High humidity and temperatures of 75 F or higher. Sporulation increases as temperatures rise above 80 F.

25
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Agents that spread the spores of Cercospora k

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Wind and water

Sporulation from lesions results in secondary infections.

26
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How does Cercospora k infect seeds?

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Seeds become infected when the fungus invades the pod and grows through the upper vein. The hilum and eventually the seed coat become infected.

27
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Symptoms of Cercospora k em Soybeans

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  • Sun-exposed leaves on the upper part of the plant develop a bronze to reddish-purple discoloration.
  • Discoloration results from numerous irregular-shaped lesions
  • Lesions form large necrotic blotches as the disease progresses and lesions merge.
  • As plants mature, infected leaves develop a leathery appearance.
  • Severely affected upper leaves may drop but the petioles remain on the plant; lower leaves of the plant remain green and attached
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Symptoms of Cercospora k in seeds (Purple Seed Stain)

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  • Lesions and a purplish discoloration are symptoms of infected pods.
  • Seeds are infected through their attachment to the pod, the hilum.
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Management of Cercospora k

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  • Crop rotation: 1- to 2-year rotation to corn or small grains will reduce inoculum levels (not legumes).
  • Tillage
  • Seed treatment
  • Strobilurins, triazoles and mixtures of both.
30
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Fungus that causes Charcoal Rot in Soybeans

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Soil fungus Macrophomina phaseolina

31
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What are other names to Charcoal Rot

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  • Summer wilt

- Dry-weather wilt

32
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Optimum soil temperature for Macrophomina phaseolina

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80 to 95 F

33
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How does Macrophomina overwinter/survive?

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  • Dry soil or residue of host plants
  • The fungus can survive on available nutrients in plant debris or in the soil, or by infecting alternate hosts
  • Microsclerotia (hardened fungal survival bodies) are formed in infected tissue
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When does infection by Macrophomina occur?

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Typically occurs early in the spring when soil moisture is high

35
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When does Charcoal Rot disease manifest?

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Disease can manifest early if weather is hot and dry, but symptoms usually occur later in the summer during reproductive growth stages.

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Symptoms of Charcoal Root

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  • Smaller than normal leaves, reduced vigor, premature yellowing of top leaves and plants wilting during the midday heat.
  • A light gray discoloration develops on the surface tissues of the roots and lower stem
  • Plants reach the permanent wilt point and die prematurely
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Impact of Charcoal Root in Soybean

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  • Root mass is reduced, decreasing drought tolerance
  • Plants have smaller leaflets and reduced vigor
  • Wilting of plants is common; premature death may occur
  • Pods abort and seeds are fewer and lighter, reducing yield
  • Seed may crack and shrivel and microsclerotia may form in fissures
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Management of Charcoal Root

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  • Crop rotation: up to 2 years
  • Irrigation
  • Seeding and Fertility: Avoid excessive seeding rates and maintain adequate soil fertility levels
  • Reduced Tillages: may help conserve moisture
  • Weed Management: alternate hosts and competition for available soil moisture
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Fungus that causes Frogeye Leaf Spot in Soybeans

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Cercospora sojina

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Favorable conditions for development of Frogeye

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  • Warm, humid conditions and frequent rains

- Dry weather severely limits disease development

41
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Where does Cercospora s survives?

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Soybean residue and seeds

42
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Source of spores of Cercospora

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  • Infected residues or cotyledons (provides inoculum to continue disease cycle in next soybean crop)
  • Lesions on the soybean (secondary infections)
43
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Leaf Symptoms of Frogeye Leaf Spot

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  • Dark, water-soaked spots develop into lesions with dark brown centers surrounded by red or dark reddish-brown margins
  • As lesions age, the center becomes light brown to light gray, and the border remains dark
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Stem, Pod and Leaf Symptoms of Frogeye Leaf Spot

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  • Lesion development on pods is similar to that of the leaves
  • Seeds may show cracking of the seed coat and discoloration
45
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Management of Frogeye Leaf Spot

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  • Resistant varieties
  • Tillage
  • Crop rotation
  • Foliar fungicides
46
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Order of most important diseases

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Soybean cyst nematode, sudden death syndrome, and Phytophthora root

47
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When does Fusarium occur?

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After warm, humid weather

48
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Symptoms of Fusarium

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  • Browning or blackening of the vascular system in roots and stems
  • Flaccid leaves and wilting of stem tips are most common on young plants
  • Pods of infected plants are often poorly developed, but root rot is minor
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Management of Fusarium

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  • Grow resistant varieties
  • Plant high-quality seed in warm well-drained soil
  • Delay cultivation until soil moisture is adequate
50
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Fungus that causes Phytophthora Root Rot and Stem Rot in Soybeans

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Soilborne fungus Phytophthora sojae (also known as Phytophthora megasperma f. sp. glycinea)

51
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When Phytophthora s attacks soybean

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Any time during the growing season

52
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Conditions favoring Phytophthora s

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  • Wet soil conditions: commonly occurs on heavy, poorly drained or compacted soils
  • Ideal temperature for infection is 60 to 80 F
  • Successive years of soybeans
  • Application of high levels of potash, manure or municipal sludge immediately before planting may increase disease severity