SDS – Field Crop News

My Soybeans are Wilting

Posted on August 3, 2012 (December 22, 2021) by Albert Tenuta

In Ontario there are many root/stem diseases which cause wilting symptoms in soybeans. With the hot, dry conditions this year over much of the province some of these diseases such as stem canker, Fusarium wilt, charcoal rot have taken advantaged of the additional stress. Fusarium wilt or blight of soybeans can affect soybeans at any […]

Sudden Death Syndrome in Soybeans

Posted on May 30, 2011 (August 9, 2016) by Albert Tenuta

Sudden death syndrome (SDS) is most visible when the soybean crop enters the reproductive stages of development because most of the resources of the plant begin to shift from vegetative (leafs, stems, roots, etc) growth to producing and filling the pods. When this shift in resources occurs, the plant’s natural defense mechanisms are reduced (especially […]