Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin
Farmers in the Great Lakes area of the U.S. may be concerned about white mold (also called Sclerotinia stem rot) in soybean this year. The disease, caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, is not common every year in in the Great Lakes region, but farmers that have battled the disease in the past will want to assess the risk of white mold development as soybeans approach flowering (growth stage R1 – plants have at least one open flower at any node).
To read the full article follow the link below:
http://fyi.uwex.edu/fieldcroppathology/2014/07/01/managing-white-mold-in-soybean/