St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
July 11, 2012
Frogeye leaf spot is an important foliar disease in hot, humid weather conditions. And with such conditions prevalent in many soybean producing regions of the United States this year, the disease can cause substantial yield loss.
The latest Focus on Soybean presentation titled “Frogeye Leaf Spot of Soybean”
by Dr. Kiersten Wise, Assistant Professor and Extension Field Crops Pathologist at Purdue University, offers users an understanding of the disease, as well as how to deal with it. This presentation discusses:
- Conditions that favor infection and disease development
- Management options and current recommendations
- The biology of the fungus that causes Frogeye Leaf Spot
This 11-minute presentation is open access through October 31, 2012. Viewers can also opt to see a two-minute executive summary version of this presentation.
This shorter executive summary version is permanently open access courtesy of the United Soybean Board.
View this presentation at http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/edcenter/seminars/soybean/frogeyeleafspot/.
View other presentations in the Focus on Soybean resource at http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/fos.
Focus on Soybean is a publication of the Plant Management Network (http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org), a nonprofit online publisher whose mission is to enhance the health, management, and production of agricultural and horticultural crops. It achieves this mission through its applied, science-based resources, like Focus on Soybean. PMN is jointly managed by the American Society of Agronomy, American Phytopathological Society, and Crop Science Society of America. PMN is also a partner of the United Soybean Board, as well as more than 80 other organizations, which include universities, nonprofits, and agribusinesses.
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