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| 07/26/06 | ALERT: Asian Soybean Rust Found on Soybeans in Rapides Parish
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| Submitted by: Denise Wright
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| 7/26/06 11:54 a.m. CDT – Asian soybean rust was found in a sentinel plot of soybeans in Rapides Parish, La. This is the first report of rust on soybeans in Louisiana for the 2006 season. The beans are Group Vs and are at R7 growth stage. The most advance stage is R8 in the southcentral part of the state, Avoyelles Parish. Since several of the early planted sentinel plots are maturing, there will be a switch to adjacent commercial soybean fields, for continued monitoring. Rains during the last few days have been helpful in relieving the drought stress in most of the state. Currently rust has been found on this year's soybeans in six different counties in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Louisiana. The rest of the finds have been on kudzu. A total of 26 counties have reported rust this year and include five in Alabama, 12 in Florida, five in Georgia, three in Louisiana, and one in Texas. Spore trapping continues throughout the U.S. using both active and passive traps. Any positive spore trap information does not imply infection has taken place and plant samples are used exclusively for recording positive rust occurrence. Dry to very dry conditions have prevailed in the spore source regions and movement to new areas has been slow. Please consult your state commentary for more detailed information about conditions in your state. Source: Commentary on www.sbrusa.net.
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