2021
Determining the Effect of Different Management Strategies on Target Spot of Soybean
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Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Crop protectionDiseaseField management
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This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Carl Bradley, University of Kentucky
Co-Principal Investigators:
Edward Sikora, Auburn University
Heather Kelly, University of Tennessee-Institute of Agriculture
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Brief Project Summary:

Target spot of soybean (caused by the fungus Corynespora cassiicola) is an emerging threat to soybean grown in the southern U.S. Until recently, target spot generally was considered a minor threat to soybean, but severe outbreaks of target spot have been observed in some soybean varieties grown in southern states over the last few years (Koenning et al. 2007). Some of the factors that have contributed towards increased severity of target spot are the release of susceptible varieties by seed companies, the development of fungicide-resistant strains of the target spot pathogen, and the lack of crop rotation in some areas. Although it is not known how or if any certain cotton production practices...

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#soybean diseases
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

Our primary objective is to determine the effect of different management strategies on target spot of soybean.

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.