UNL CropWatch August 4, 2010: Stem and Root Rots in Soybeans -- Identification and Management

August 4, 2010

As soybeans are in the mid-pod filling stages, we are starting to see stem and root rot diseases. So far we have received reports of sclerotinia stem rot and sudden death syndrome.

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UNL CropWatch Aug. 6, 2010: Harvest, Hail, and Winter Wheat Disease

August 6, 2010

Wheat producers whose crop was damaged or destroyed by hail this year need to take special precautions soon to prevent viruses such as wheat streak mosaic and High Plains virus from damaging their 2011 winter wheat crop.

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UNL CropWatch August 4, 2010: Know Your Soybean Defoliators

Photo - Soybean damage

Figure 1. Soybean leaf damage from defoliating caterpillars

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