Ecology and diversity of culturable fungal species associated with soybean seedling diseases in the Midwestern United States.

Aims: To isolate and characterize fungi associated with diseased soybean seedlings in Midwestern soybean production fields and to determine the influence of environmental and edaphic factors on their incidence.

Methods And Results: Seedlings were collected from fields with seedling disease history in 2012 and 2013 for fungal isolation. Environmental and edaphic data associated with each field was collected.

Reduction of Pythium Damping-Off in Soybean by Biocontrol Seed Treatment.

spp. is one of the major groups of pathogens that cause seedling diseases on soybean, leading to both preemergence and postemergence damping-off and root rot. More than 100 species have been identified within this genus, with , , var , and being particularly important for soybean production given their aggressiveness, prevalence, and abundance in production fields.

Isolates Inhibit Growth, Reduce Root Rot, and Induce Defense-Related Genes on Soybean Seedlings.

Sudden death syndrome (SDS) caused by is among the most important diseases affecting soybean in the United States. The use of biological control agents (BCAs) such as spp. can be a valuable resource to suppress populations.