19 Jul 05 - The first rust find in Mississippi in 2005 occurred from soybean samples collected on July 13 from a sentinel plot in George County.
Another county in Georgia, Tift County, reported rust on soybean, while the Seminole County find was on volunteer soybeans which have since been destroyed.
Eight counties in Florida have now reported soybean rust on kudzu with two reports from soybeans.
The newest report is from soybean grown in a sentinel plot in Escambia County near to some production fields. In Alabama, soybean rust has now been reported on soybeans from a sentinel plot and a commercial soybean field. This was the first report from a commercial soybean field in 2005.
Intensive scouting is continuing throughout eastern North America from the Gulf coast to southern Ontario wherever soybeans are grown with no new finds. As new tropical storms move through infected areas, there is greater possibility of spore dispersal. The fallout from Hurricane Dennis in terms of new infection points would be seven or more days after spore deposition.
Source: USDA
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Another county in Georgia, Tift County, reported rust on soybean, while the Seminole County find was on volunteer soybeans which have since been destroyed.
Eight counties in Florida have now reported soybean rust on kudzu with two reports from soybeans.
The newest report is from soybean grown in a sentinel plot in Escambia County near to some production fields. In Alabama, soybean rust has now been reported on soybeans from a sentinel plot and a commercial soybean field. This was the first report from a commercial soybean field in 2005.
Intensive scouting is continuing throughout eastern North America from the Gulf coast to southern Ontario wherever soybeans are grown with no new finds. As new tropical storms move through infected areas, there is greater possibility of spore dispersal. The fallout from Hurricane Dennis in terms of new infection points would be seven or more days after spore deposition.
Source: USDA
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