Berg Agricultural Hall 261
Agronomy, Horticulture & Plant Science-Box 2100A
Brookings, SD 57007
Madalyn supports the citizens of South Dakota in her role as an Assistant Professor and SDSU Extension Plant Pathology Specialist located at the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings.
As soybean harvest began in South Dakota and the Midwest, there were multitudes of reports of soybean seeds that were abnormal. Some soybeans were stained a shade of pink or purple, while others were shriveled or decayed in appearance. Learn about the two diseases responsible for these symptoms.
Wheat streak mosaic virus is one of the most damaging viral diseases of winter wheat in the Great Plains. There are no in-season treatments that cure virus-infected wheat. Controlling volunteer wheat and grassy weeds is an important management step.
Were your soybeans turning yellow early or exhibiting symptoms that resembled severe, early Sudden Death Syndrome? If so, you could have experienced issues with a new soybean disease called Red Crown Rot.
