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white mold fungus (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum)-Soybeans

The white mold fungus (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) can be a very serious and problematic disease of soybeans. This fungus has a wide host range including: alfalfa, beans, canola, clover, peppermint, potato, sunflower and tomato. White mold can also attack certain weeds like amaranth, castor beans, dandelions, lambsquarter, ragweed and velvetleaf. In total there are about 400 different plant species that are susceptible to this disease.

For more detailed information see the following article.

blogs.cornell.edu/ipmwpr/2014/08/22/nys-ipm-weekly-field-...

Ken Wise

 

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Uploaded on January 21, 2016
Taken on September 2, 2014