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Research Project: Integrated Management of Soybean Pathogens and Pests

Location: Soybean/maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research

Title: Soybean rust: Phakopsora pachyrhizi

Author
item PAWLOWSKI, MICHELLE - University Of Illinois
item MURITHI, HARUN - Oak Ridge Institute For Science And Education (ORISE)
item Hartman, Glen

Submitted to: Extension Publications
Publication Type: Other
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/30/2020
Publication Date: 11/10/2020
Citation: Pawlowski, M., Murithi, H., Hartman, G.L. 2020. Soybean rust: Phakopsora pachyrhizi [abstract]. Feed the Future. Disease Bulletin #1. https://www.tropicalsoybean.com.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Soybean rust is a foliar disease caused by an obligate biotrophic fungus, Phakopsora pachyrhizi, and has been established in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) since it was first identified in Zambia in 1978. The pathogen can infect many legume species. The most economically impacted host is soybean. As a foliar disease, soybean rust results in reduced photosynthesis and defoliation with up to 80% yield reductions in worst-case scenarios.