The research goal is to identify the best disease management practices for Ohio’s challenging environments. The first objective is to identify resistance to the many pathogens that affect soybean and the markers and genes that define the region in the genome that contribute to the expression of this trait. The second is to identify which inputs, like seed treatments and foliar fungicides, have the greatest efficacy towards mitigating losses when disease does develop. The third objective is to keep track of the changing pathogen populations. Work evaluates germplasm for baseline levels of disease resistance to Phytophthora sojae, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Fusarium species, Cercospora sojina and Pythium species.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension agents, soybean breeders, seed companies