Disease Management: The Challenge of Managing SCN
Most of you already know that the soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the most damaging pathogen to soybeans. There are currently two widely recommended [...]
Agronomy: Growing Continuous Beans: Disease Risk
Some growers will decide to plant back to back soybeans because of recent grain market outlooks. Most sources say that if a grower chooses to [...]
Disease Management: Tools to Manage SCN
It’s time to consider seed treatments as a tool to control Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN). SCN is still the No. 1 pest impacting soybeans in [...]
Disease Management: Soil Testing and Liming
Soybean harvest is over and corn harvest is almost complete. It really has been a great fall for harvesting crops – warm and dry. Crops [...]
Disease Management: Fall – Time to Sample for SCN
Of all the diseases that can impact soybeans, the most common still is soybean cyst nematode (SCN). This small roundworm is very common in [...]
Disease Management – Manage White Mold Inoculum Now to Reduce Severity in Future Crops
This summer’s cool and wet weather created conditions favorable for the development of white mold. Consequently, the disease has infected soybean fields across the [...]
Disease Management: Green Stem Soybeans
The challenges for 2015 continue to develop. Another issue growers are facing is green stemed soybeans. There are two distinct types of green stems, [...]
Plant And Soil Health: Fungi Overactive in the Field
Fungi have been very active this season in some soybean fields. Right now at the University of Illinois Plant Clinic we are seeing samples [...]
Symptoms of Sudden Death Syndrome Begin to Appear in Soybeans
Last week, symptoms of sudden death syndrome (SDS) began to appear in April 15-planted soybeans at the University of Illinois’ Northwestern Research Center in [...]
Conditions Favorable for Early to Mid Season Soybean Diseases
With consistent moisture in many parts of the state, we continue to see some fields developing disease problems. Fields vary significantly in growth stage with [...]