A Coordinated Effort to Manage Soybean Rust in North America: A Success Story in Soybean Disease Monitoring

Authors

E. J. Sikora, Auburn University
T. W. Allen, Mississippi State University
K. A. Wise, Purdue UniversityFollow
G. Bergstrom, Cornell University
C. A. Bradley, University of Illinois
J. Bond, Southern Illinois University
D. Brown-Rytlewski, Michigan State University
M. Chilvers, Michigan State University
J. Damicone, Oklahoma State University
E. DeWolf, Kansas State University
Ohio State University Dorrance, Ohio State University
N. Dufault, University of Florida
P. Esker, Universidad de Costa Rica
T. R. Faske, University of Arkansas Lonoke Research and Extension Center
L. Giesler, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
N. Goldberg, New Mexico State University
J. Golod, Pennsylvania State University
I. R. G. Gomez, Centro Nacional de Referenceia Fitosanitaria
C. Grau, University of Wisconsin
A. Grybauskas, University of Maryland
G. Franc
R. Hammerschmidt, Michigan State University
G. L. Hartman, USDA-ARS
R. A. Henn, Mississippi State University
D. Hershman, University of Kentucky Research and Education Center
C. Hollier, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
T. Isakeit, Texas A&M University
S. Isard, Texas A&M University
B. Jacobsen, Montana State University
D. Jardine, Kansas State University
R. Kemerait, University of Georgia
S. Koenning, North Carolina State University
M. Langham, South Dakota State University
D. Malvick, University of Minnesota
S. Markell, North Dakota State UniversityFollow
J. J. Marois, University of Florida
S. Monfort, Clemson University
D. S. Mueller, Iowa State UniversityFollow
J. Mueller, Clemson University
R. Mulrooney, University of Delaware
M. Newman, BASF Corporation
L. Osborne, Dupont Pioneer
G. B. Padgett, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
B. E. Ruden, South Dakota Wheat Growers Association
J. Rupe, University of Arkansas
R. Schneider, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
H. Schwartz, Colorado State UniversityFollow
G. Shaner, Purdue University
S. Singh, University of Idaho
E. Stromberg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
L. Sweets, University of Missouri
A. Tenuta, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food
S. Vaiciunas, New Jersey Department of Agriculture
X. B. Yang, Iowa State University
H. Young-Kelly, University of Tennessee West Tennessee Research and Education Center
J. Zidek, ZedX Incorporated

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

7-2014

Citation

Plant Disease Vol. 98 No. 7, July 2014, pp. 864-873.

Comments

Copyright © 2014 The American Phytopathological Society. Used by permission.

Abstract

Existing crop monitoring programs determine the incidence and distribution of plant diseases and pathogens and assess the damage caused within a crop production region. These programs have traditionally used observed or predicted disease and pathogen data and environmental information to prescribe management practices that minimize crop loss (3,69). Monitoring programs are especially important for crops with broad geographic distribution or for diseases that can cause rapid and great economic losses. Successful monitoring programs have been developed for several plant diseases, including downy mildew of cucurbits, Fusarium head blight of wheat, potato late blight, and rusts of cereal crops (13,36,51,80).