2012
Enhancing integrated option to better manage soybean white mold using a biological fungicide
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Contributor/Checkoff:
New York Corn & Soybean Growers Association
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Crop protectionDiseaseField management
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Gary Bergstrom, Cornell University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Helene Dillard, Cornell University
J Keith Waldron, Cornell University
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Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
New York Corn & Soybean Growers Association
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
Cornell University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

White mold of soybeans has been described as "high yield" disease, favoring well-managed high density fields with the greatest yield potential. As soybean producers adopt management practices that seek to maximize yield, white mold tissues, caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum can become a higher risk. Yield losses can range from 1.3 to 3.7 bu/A for every 10% increase in disease incidence.

Since sclerotia can survive for many years, crop rotation is not effective for complete control of white mold. Given the large number of potential white mold host species, crop rotation will reduce populations of sclerotia in soil, but will not entirely eliminate the pathogen. Research has demonstrated...

Unique Keywords:
#soybean diseases
Information And Results
Final Project Results

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