There is one objective addressed in this proposal: a new approach to managing white
mold in MN soybean. White mold is an economically important disease of soybean
caused by a soil-borne fungus called Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Complicating
management, the pathogen is capable of infecting many other crops of economic
importance to Minnesota producers. Many of the production practices that have been
adopted to maximize soybean yield potential tend to favor a dense canopy and
therefore also favor white mold and significant yield losses in Minnesota. The periodic
nature of white mold suggests that a fungicide applied only in those years in which
disease is favored should be economical...