Symptoms of aerial stem rot (ASR) caused by Pectobacterium carotovorum. A, Initial infections occur through wounds such as petiole scars or insect damage and expand outward, creating a distinct black ...

Sclerotinia crown and stem rot, also called white mold, can be one of the most destructive diseases of alfalfa. The pathogen that causes this disease, Sclerotinia trifoliorum, infects the alfalfa ...

Red crown rot stems from a fungus that lives in the soil. Its first confirmed case in Missouri was last year, and in one field, it cut soybean yields by more than half. A soybean disease new to ...

A disease first identified in southern soybean fields in 1972 has made its way into Illinois. Called red crown rot, it can appear at a glance to be one of several other more common Midwest soybean ...