Sudden death syndrome is an economically important soybean fungal disease that is widely distributed across the United States. SDS has been a perennial cause of yield loss in irrigated soybean production in the Kansas River Valley and reported statewide numbers may be an underestimation of the impact that this disease can have in certain locations. Research goals include determining the amounts and intervals of sprinkler irrigation treatments associated with the onset, development, and severity of SDS; determining the influence of planting date upon SDS in Kansas; determining the relationship between root mass/area and SDS disease severity; and determining the relationship between soil compaction and SDS disease severity.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, plant pathologists