What is in this article?:
- Safeguard Your Soybeans
- SUDDEN DEATH SYNDROME (SDS)
- CHARCOAL ROT
- ROOT ROTS
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CHARCOAL ROT
- SYMPTOMS: Small, black sclerotia form on lower stem and roots, both internally and externally. Early season infection produces red-brown lesions. Premature plant death; plants wilt and eventually die.
- TIME OF ATTACK: R3-R6
- CONDITIONS FAVORING: Extended periods of hot, dry weather.
- MANAGEMENT: Reduced plant populations; rotation; planting fullest maturity group; irrigation, if available. No way to stave off damage in drought year.
