Diseases Flashcards
When soybean is susceptible to Anthracnose?
All stages of development, but more commonly during bloom and podfill (spores spread from infected plant residue)
Implications of seed infected with Anhtracnose
- Early disease development
- Dark brown lesions develop on cotyledons
- Stem may collapse
- Damping off
Regular symptoms of Anthracnose
Irregularly-shaped brown blotches on stems, pods, and leaf petioles
Severe symptoms of Anthracnose
Leaves: leaf rolling, premature defoliation, and stunted plants
Pods: shriveled pods with less seeds, moldy seed, or no seed
Symptoms of Anthracnose-infected soybean stem
Randomly distributed lesions are covered by small black dots (acervuli)
Fungus that causes Antracnose in Soybeans
Colletotrichum truncatum
How does Colletotrichum truncatum overwinter/survive?
Overwinter as mycelia on crop residue or infected seed
Weather that favors Anthracnose
- Wet, warm, humid weather
- Infection may occur when leaf wetness, rain, or dew periods exceed 12 hours/day.
Agents that spread the spores of Colletotricun truncatum
Wind and rain
Management of Anthracnose
- Crop rotation (reduces inoculum on soil)
- Tillage (bury crop residues)
- Foliar fungicides applied between the R3 and R5
Fungus that causes Brown Stem Rot (BSR) in Soybeans
Phialophora gregata (strain A is highly aggressive, and strain B is mild)
Time for BSR infection and for symptoms
- Infection: early in the season
- Symptoms of vascular system damage: during reproductive development
Favorable conditions to BSR
- 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
Where does Phialophora gregata survives?
- Infected soybean residue left on soil surface
- Does not produce survival structures
What influences inoculum levels of BSR in the spring?
Fungus can continue to reproduce throughout the winter
When and how occur infections of new soybeans?
Occurs through roots (by growth stage V3) and progresses to stem
Impact of BSR on soybeans
- Infection causes a gradual disruption of the vascular system
- Premature plant death may occur, especially if heat and drought stress impacts badly diseased plants
Management of BSR
- Resistant Varieties
- Crop Rotation: Effective in reducing disease inoculum - 2 years away from soybeans
- Tillage
- Manage SCN
- Sanitation of equipment is not needed
Fungus that causes Cercospora Leaf Blight in Soybeans
Cercospora kikuchii
Favorable conditions to CLB
Humid conditions and temperatures of 75 to 80 F or higher