​​​Identification and Management of Charcoal Rot of Soybeans

March 2013 | 9 min., 25 sec.
by Doug Jardine
Kansas State University
https://doi.org/10.1094/GROW-SOY-03-13-081

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Summary

​This presentation discusses charcoal rot of soybeans. Based on the most recent estimates, charcoal rot is the sixth most serious disease of soybeans in the United States, but its rank increases in years of extensive drought such as 2012. Emphasis in the presentation is on both recognition of symptoms and practical management practices.

About the Presenter

Doug Jardine​ Doug Jardine received both a BS and MS degree in Horticulture from Michigan State University. He served as a county extension agent in the Michigan Extension Service from 1978-1982. He earned a PhD in Plant Pathology from Michigan State University in 1985 and began his position as Extension Field Crops Pathologist for Kansas State University that same year. He has served as the State Leader for Extension Plant Pathology since 1989 and was also state IPM coordinator for several years. His expertise is in diagnosis and management of diseases of soybean, corn, grain sorghum and sunflowers.​

Contact Information:
Email: jardine@ksu.edu 

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