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 Warren County. Weather during the 2015 growing season has been favorable for the development of SDS: cool, moist soils after planting and frequent rains ever since. Symptoms began appearing approximately 3 weeks earlier than in 2014.
While the fungus that causes SDS (Fusarium virguliforme) infects roots of soybean seedlings very early in the growing season,…