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Watch for brown stem rot in soybeans
2014-08-18 15:56:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: Iowa State University and Iowa Soybean Association Soybean diseases are starting to show up in Iowa fields this growing season. In an On-Farm Network trial in north central Iowa, brown stem rot (BSR) was recently found. This disease is caused by the fungus Phialophora gregata, and infection can result in yield loss for Iowa farmers. read more
Foodgrains rot in rain at Vadodara station
2014-07-31 14:59:41| Agriculture - Topix.net
Around 6,000 bags of wheat brought to Vadodara from Punjab on a goods train on Monday afternoon was destroyed after getting drenched during heavy downpour in the last two days.
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5 Tips For Preventing, Diagnosing & Treating Foot Rot
2014-07-30 23:42:06| Beef
Foot rot often shows up in the summer months, especially if cattle are standing in wet areas. Here are five tips that explain the cause, transmission, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of foot rot. BEEF Daily read more
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Oh rot: Climate change could topple Northwests Douglas fir forests
2014-01-31 20:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Root-rotting fungi have lived among the Douglas firs of the Pacific Northwest for thousands of years - perhaps since the last ice age. They`re an invisible part of the sweeping forest scenery, ready to fell a sick tree or feast on a dead one. But, in case you haven`t noticed, things have been going a tad crazy with the environment lately. Douglas firs in the Pacific Northwest have been dying, costing the timber industry millions of dollars a year. Some have been killed by beetle attacks; others...
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DuPont Pioneer Introduces New Charcoal Rot Scoring System
2013-11-06 06:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
DES MOINES, Iowa, November 6, 2013 —DuPont Pioneer customers dealing with charcoal rot will have a new opportunity in 2014 to make Pioneer® brand soybean variety selections with enhanced charcoal rot tolerance scores. These scores are backed with solid research information about tolerance to the fungus that causes charcoal rot. read more
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