Bacterial blight, has not been considered a major disease in North Dakota, however, survey data collected in 2008 found the disease in all 131 field surveyed. Bacterial blight cannot be managed with fungicides, but can be controlled by planting resistant varieties. Multiple resistance genes are known, but the effectiveness is dependent on the pathogen race in the pathogen population. This study will identify the Pseudomonas syringae pv. glycinea races present in North Dakota and make such information available to the scientific community.
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.