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Video: Soybean Seedling Blights: North Central Soybean Research Program

May 13, 2016

Wet soil conditions can put soybean seedlings at risk for seedling blight diseases. Symptoms of seedling blights include wilting or discolored seedlings, poor stand establishment, and seedlings with discolored or rotted roots. There are several different seedling blights that can occur in soybean, and unfortunately they are difficult to diagnose in a field. If seedling blight issues are suspected within a given field, it is important to submit samples to a diagnostic laboratory to confirm the diseases present. To identify where you can send a sample for diagnostic confirmation please go to the National Plant Diagnostic Network at http://npdn.org/home. This diagnosis can help with future disease management decisions. For more information please see the Crop Protection Network Publication, “Soybean Seedling Diseases”: