Alyssa K. Betts, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Extreme heat followed by lots of moisture over the past few weeks has led to the appearance of several abiotic symptoms, particularly leaf scald in corn. Sunburn on the leaf can resemble… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Full season soybeans across the area are approaching R1-R3. Overall, the heat of the past few weeks has kept disease pressure low across the region. There have been a few reports of low… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Fungicide use in soybeans is a somewhat controversial subject in Delaware. Overall, Delaware soybeans do not suffer to a significant degree from fungal diseases such as white mold or even Frogeye leaf… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu There is a typical rogue’s gallery of diseases currently in soybean fields. We are seeing the Septoria brown spot in many fields. This is a residue-borne disease that tends to hang out… Continue Reading
Soybean Rust Report There is very little soybean rust activity to report. It has been very dry and hot in the Gulf Coast region where soybean rust overwinters. It has only been found on kudzu so far this season. The… Continue Reading
