2022
Integrated white mold management in Ohio
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Ohio Soybean Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Crop protectionDiseaseField management
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Mitchell Roth, The Ohio State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
22-R-24
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Ohio Soybean Council
$50,000
Institution Funded:
The Ohio State University
$50,000
Brief Project Summary:

In Ohio, localized white mold outbreaks caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in soybean have been reported yearly, especially in the northeast. This project is applied research that advances our understanding of the biology of S. sclerotiorum, which in turn improves predictive models to develop new white mold management strategies. First, this project includes a survey to collect S. sclerotiorum isolates from soybean fields and incidence of white mold in northeast Ohio. Second, research investigates disease incidence, severity and yield response to fungicides applied in fields with history of white mold. Soil sampling to quantify sclerotia and spore traps to measure ascospore dispersal will also increase understanding of the biology of this pathogen.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension agents

Information And Results
Project Deliverables

Final Project Results

The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.