Soybean Diseases in Ohio

Fusarium root rot

• Symptoms
  • seedling emergence slow and poor
  • affected seedlings are stunted and weak
• Environment
  • cool, wet conditions
• Survival
  • soilborne pathogen
  • overwinters on plant residues in the soil
  • Mycelium spores survive on soil
• Management
  • plant in well drained soil
  • use high quality seed
  • crop rotation
  • seed treatment