date:Nov 15, 2012
Scientists at Land-Grant Universities across the states have been awarded an Experiment Station Section Award for their research into identifying management strategies for soybean rust.
The rust is a fungal disease that poses a serious threat to U.S. soybean production which was first detected in the U.S. in 2004, and caused serious concern due to high yield losses from the disease in South America.
The paper, Response to Emerging Soybean Rust Threat, was recognized for responding rapidly to t