Completed Competitive Grant

Biocontrol of Sclerotinia stem rot in soybeans with Sporidesmium sclerotivorum

Project ID: 1996-31

Abstract

Sclerotinia stem rot of soybeans (also known as white mold) is caused by a soil-borne fungus and has become a serious problem in northern Iowa. Another fungus, Sporidesmium sclerotivorum, acts as a parasite of the sclerotia and this research tested whether this mycoparasite could act as an effective deterrent to the soybean stem rot pathogen.

Lead investigator: Charlie Martinson, ISU Plant Pathology, et al

Year of grant completion: 1999

This competitive grant project was part of the Leopold Center's Initiative.

Topics: Biocontrol and Integrated Pest Management, Economic and environmental impacts

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