Soybean Rust-Infected Plants in Florida (IMAGE)

University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Soybean Rust-Infected Plants in Florida

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Soybean rust is a fungal disease that affects soybeans in the southern US, where it overwinters and creeps northward during the growing season. A new University of Illinois study explains short-distance transport, but has implications for long-distance spread.

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Glen Hartman

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