Commercial Crop roduction ield Crops - Soybeans Seedling (Rhizoctonia solani, hytophthora, ythium, etc.) Charcoal Rot (Macrophomina sp.) hytophthora Root Rot (hytophthora sp.) Red Crown Rot (Calonectria sp.) Southern Blight (Sclerotium sp.) Symptoms: Seed decay and postemergence damping off. Roots and basal portion of stem may deteriorate or be killed. Source of Inoculum: Most of these organisms are soilborne and persist in crop residue. Management: ungicide seed treatment or in-furrow spray. Symptoms: Seedling infections result in a discoloration at the soil line. Seedlings may die if hot, dry conditions exist, or they may survive in wet weather with disease symptoms reappearing during hot, dry spells. In older plants, a light brown discoloration of internal tissue occurs. lants turn yellow and mature very early. Below the epidermis, at the soil line, small black bodies appear, giving the tissue a grayish-black charcoal appearance. Management: Avoid excessive seeding rates. Maintaining good fertility will reduce the incidence of this disease. Avoid drought stress as much as possible by using good management practices. Symptoms: Destroys roots and tender stems of infected seedlings, resulting in rapid death. Older plants turn yellow and leaves wilt. A brown discoloration develops in the stem. Source of Inoculum: Soilborne. Damage is most severe on heavy clay soils or on poorly drained soils. Management: Avoid planting susceptible varieties on poorly drained soils. Rotate. Symptoms: irst symptoms appear as an interveinal yellowing of the tops of individual plants, generally when plants are in the early pod stage. Later, interveinal tissue of leaves turns brown. That is followed by defoliation. On the stems, reddish-orange fruiting structures appear at the soil surface and up to 3 inches above. Stem tissue appears reddish. Management: Research and field observations indicate differences in varieties, but exact ratings are difficult to achieve. Delay planting until later part of recommended planting time. Symptoms: Scattered plants wilt suddenly and die. White mold appears at the base of the plant and girdles the stem. Tan-to-brown sclerotia (resting bodies) about the size of mustard seeds appear in the mold. Source of Inoculum: The fungus is soilborne and occurs widely in many soils. It is capable of persisting on almost any type of organic matter. Management: Losses to this disease usually are minimal and do not warrant control measures.
Commercial Crop roduction ield Crops - Soybeans Aerial Blight (Rhizoctonia solani) Brown Spot (Septoria glycines) Downy Mildew (eronospora manshurica) rogeye Leaf Spot (Cercospora sojina) urple Seed Stain (Cercospora spp.) Symptoms: The infected area typically involves the lower third of one or more of the three leaflets. The necrotic areas may vary in shape from circular to irregular with reddish-brown margins. Leaf blight, leaf spots and defoliation are symptoms of the disease. Lesions may vary from reddish-brown to brown or tan. Several leaflets may appear to be glued together with a cottony growth (fungus). etioles, stems and young pods also are attacked. Source of Inoculum: Weed hosts, field trash and soil. Rice serves as an alternative host. Control: all cultivation of stubble. se good seedbed preparation and weed control. Research and field observations indicate differences in varieties. Resistance to strobilurin fungicides may occur in some areas. See manfacturer s label for suggested fungicide rates (Table 2). Symptoms: Angular brown to reddish-brown spots appear first on lower leaves, causing yellowing and later defoliation. Symptoms usually are seen first on young plants during cool weather. Sizes of spots vary from a pinpoint to ¼ inch diameter. Source of Inoculum: The fungus overwinters in crop residue and on infected seed. Management: lant disease-free seed. Rotate. Bury crop residue deeply as soon as possible. Development of the disease is limited by warm weather. ungicides are effective and may be economically beneficial in severe cases. Symptoms: Indefinite yellowish-green areas on upper leaf surface. rayish tufts of mold growth on lower leaf surface beneath chlorotic spots. Source of Inoculum: Overwinters in soil, on seed and in soybean residue. Management: Crop rotation. se of disease-free seed. Seed treatment reduces seedling infection. Symptoms: An eyespot type of lesion with a gray or light tan center and a narrow reddish-brown border forms on the leaves. sually occurs in the upper half of the canopy. May cause premature defoliation. Source of Inoculum: Seed and airborne. Management: se resistant varieties. Apply foliar fungicides, if necessary, to susceptible varieties (see Table 2). Symptoms: ink or light purple to dark purple discoloration of seed. Cracks may occur in discolored areas. Reddish-brown angular lesions, about 1/16 inch diameter, may occur on leaves, stems or pods late in the growing season.
Commercial Crop roduction ield Crops - Soybeans Source of Inoculum: Overwinters in crop residue and on infected seed. Control: lant disease-free seed. Treat seed with fungicides. Anthracnose (Colletotrichum spp.) Soybean Rust (hakopsora pachyrhizi) od and Stem Blight (Diaporthe phaseolorum var. sojae = homopsis sojae) Southern Stem Canker (Diaporthe phaseolorum var. meridionalis) Virus or Virus-like Complex Symptoms: Symptoms appear as irregular brown areas most frequently on stems and pods. In advanced stages, affected tissues are covered with black fruiting bodies. The disease may cause serious losses, especially during rainy periods. Seed may fail to form or be wrinkled and moldy. Control: lant disease-free seed. Some benefit may be derived from seed treatment. low under crop residue. ungicides may be effective (see Table 2). Symptoms: Rust pustules can be found on the underside of lower leaves when conditions are right for disease development. ustules are tiny and raised and require at least a 15X hand lens to see. Management: ungicides are effective on soybean rust (see Table 2). Symptoms: Numerous small black fruiting bodies appear on the pods and stems of mature plants. Blight usually occurs in linear rows on the stem. nder favorable environmental conditions for the disease, it can be observed as a white mycelial growth on seed. Source of Inoculum: ungus is seedborne and overwinters on diseased plant tissue in the field. Management: lant disease-free seed. Some benefit may be derived from the seed treatment. Apply foliar fungicides (see Table 2). Symptoms: irst symptom is the appearance of small reddish-brown lesions on one or both cotyledons. Late in the season, dead plants are seen with dried attached leaves. Interveinal yellowing is evident on leaflets (similar to foliar symptoms of red crown rot). Infection usually starts as a small lesion at the base of a main-stem node. Lesions enlarge rapidly to form a slightly sunken, reddish-brown canker. lants are brittle and break at the canker. Management: se resistant varieties. Delay planting until later part of recommended planting time. Avoid stress. Maintain good fertility. Symptoms: Infected plants remain green, especially stems, beyond expected harvest date, with welling appearing at the nodes. ew pods are formed, and those that do form contain only one or two beans. A proliferation of buds may appear. Management: Some of the causal agents are carried over in infected seed. Do not save seed from infected fields.
Commercial Crop roduction ield Crops - Soybeans Reniform Nematodes (Rotylenchulus reniformis) Root Knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne incognita group) Soybean Cyst Nematodes (Heterodera glycines) Other Nematodes Spiral, Lance, Ring, Lesion, Stubby-root Symptoms: Severely infected plants are stunted and may show chlorosis. Severe yield reduction may occur when nematode populations are relatively high. Management: lant resistant varieties. Rotate with nonhost crops. Nematicides are effective and may be economical if precision application methods are used. Symptoms: Aboveground symptoms are poor pod set with wilting and stunting in more-or-less circular patches on lighter soil types. Below ground symptoms are knots or galls on the roots. These swellings are a part of the root and do not flick off easily, as bacterial nodules do. Source of Inoculum: The nematode overwinters in the soil as eggs or larvae. Management: See varietal resistance table. Rotate with less susceptible crops. recision applied nematicides may be economically beneficial. Symptoms: Stunting and various stages of yellowing occur in roughly circular spots. Symptoms vary, depending on nematode population, soil type and fertility and environmental conditions. Symptoms are most pronounced on sandy soil. Source of Inoculum: Nematodes overwinter in soil, primarily inside resistant cysts. They may be spread to new locations by any means that spread soil. Management: ractice 2- to 4-year rotation with cotton, corn or sorghum. Symptoms: Stunting, stand loss and reduced yields are associated with high populations of single or mixed populations of these nematodes. Symptoms will vary depending on nematode type and population levels. Management: Rotate with other crops. If populations are high at planting, a nematicide may be used.
Commercial Crop roduction ield Crops - Soybeans Management of Soybean s sing ungicides The North Central Regional Committee on Soybean s and the Regional Committee for Soybean Rust athology (NCERA-212 and NCERA-208), which also includes members from the Mid-South, have developed the following information on foliar fungicide efficacy for control of major foliar soybean diseases in the nited States. Ratings in this table have been modified by LS AgCenter athologists to more accurately reflect observations in Louisiana. Efficacy ratings for each fungicide listed in the table were determined by field-testing the materials over multiple years and locations by the members of the committee. Efficacy ratings are based upon level of disease control achieved by product and are not necessarily reflective of yield increases obtained from product application. Efficacy depends upon proper application timing, rate and application method to achieve optimum effectiveness of the fungicide as determined by labeled instructions and overall level of disease in the field at the time of application. Differences in efficacy among fungicide products were determined by direct comparisons among products in field tests and are based on a single application of the labeled rate as listed in the table, unless otherwise noted. Table includes systemic fungicides available that have been tested over multiple years and locations. The table is not intended to be a list of all labeled products. Efficacy categories: NR=Not Recommended; =oor; =air; =ood; =Very ood; E=Excellent; = Not Labeled for use against this disease; = nknown efficacy or insufficient data to rank product efficacy. Table 2. Efficacy of fungicides in managing soybean diseases. ungcide Information abbreviations: AB=Aerial blight; AN=Anthracnose; BS=Brown spot; CB=Cercospora leaf blight, E=rogeye leaf spot, S=od and stem blight, SBR=Soybean rust. Class and Mode of Action roup Active Ingredient (%) roduct Rate (fl oz) AB 1 AN BS CB 2 E 3 S SBR Harvest Restrictions 4 QoI Strobilurins roup 11 Azoxystrobin 22.9 luoxastrobin 40.3 Quadris 2.08 SC 6 Aftershock 480 SC or Evito 480 SC 6-15.5 2-5.7-14 days R5, beginning seed, 30 days icoxystrobin Aproach 2.08 SC 6-12 14 days yraclostrobin 23.6 Headline 2.09 EC/SC 6-12 -
Commercial Crop roduction ield Crops - Soybeans Table 2. Efficacy of fungicides in managing soybean diseases. ungcide Information abbreviations: AB=Aerial blight; AN=Anthracnose; BS=Brown spot; CB=Cercospora leaf blight, E=rogeye leaf spot, S=od and stem blight, SBR=Soybean rust. DMI Triazoles roup 3 Cyproconazole 8.9 lutriafol 11.8 Alto 100SL Topguard 1.04SC 2.8-5.5 7-14 - 5 -E 30 days ropiconazole 41.8 Tilt 3.6 EC 6 2-4 R5, beginning seed rothioconazole 41.0 roline 480 SC 2.5-4.3 MBC Thiophanates roup 1 SDHI Carboximides Tetraconazole 20.5 Domark 230 ME 6 4-5 - 5 -E R5, beginning seed Thiophanate-methyl Topsin-M 6 10-20 Boscalid 70 Endura 0.7 D 3.5-11 roup 7 Mixed classes Azoxystrobin 18.2, Difenconazole11.4 Quadris Top 2.72 SC 8-14 - 5 14 days Azoxystrobin 7.0, ropiconazole 11.7 Quilt 1.66 SC 6 14-20.5 Azoxystrobin 13.5, ropiconazole 11.7 Quilt Xcel 2.2 SE 10.5-21 R6 luoxastrobin 18.0, Evito T 3.99 4-6 30 days
Commercial Crop roduction ield Crops - Soybeans Table 2. Efficacy of fungicides in managing soybean diseases. ungcide Information abbreviations: AB=Aerial blight; AN=Anthracnose; BS=Brown spot; CB=Cercospora leaf blight, E=rogeye leaf spot, S=od and stem blight, SBR=Soybean rust. Tebuconazole 25.0 yraclostrobin 28.58, luxapyroxad 14.33 riaxor 4.17 SC 4-8 E E - 5 Trifloxystrobin 11.4, ropiconazole 11.4 Stratego 250 EC 10 - Trifloxystrobin 32.3, rothioconazole 10.8 Stratego YLD 4.18 SC9 4-4.7 - icoxystrobin 17.9 Aproach rima 5-6.8-5 - Cyproconazole 7.2 2.34SC 1 In areas where strobilurin resistance has been found, efficacy of products containing strobilurins may be reduced. 2 ungicides with a solo or mixed QoI or MBC mode of action may not be effective in areas where QoI or MBC resistance exists in the fungal population that causes Cercospora leaf blight. 3 ungicides with a solo or mixed QoI mode of action may not be effective in areas where QoI-resistance exists in the fungal population that causes frogeye leaf spot. 4 Harvest restrictions are listed for soybean harvested for grain. 5 Efficacy of this product has been inconsistent across locations and years. 6 enerics or other brands containing the same active ingredient may be available. The soybean section was revised November 2016 by Dr. Trey rice.