Plant diseases inflict heavy losses on soybean yield with significant negative impact on the U.S. economy. Research must focus on management of disease that causes extensive damage to soybean yield and quality. Soybean yield losses of 10-55 percent have been reported as a consequence of SMV and BPMV infection. Furthermore, BPMV interacts synergistically with SMV in doubly infected soybean plants with drastic yield reduction (60-80 percent) and seed quality.
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#bean pod mottle virus (bpmv), #soybean diseases, #soybean mosaic virus (smv), #soybean seed quality