If you see a stunted, pale or off-color plant in the midst of otherwise healthy plants, you might be looking at crown rot. It often shows up near maturity in “ghost plants,” individual plants that ...

A soybean disease new to Missouri could hurt crop yields this season. It’s tough to prevent, hard to detect and, as of now, there’s no cure. Red crown rot stems from a fungus that lives in the soil, ...

Red crown rot stems from a fungus that lives in the soil. Its first confirmed case in Missouri was last year, and in one field, it cut soybean yields by more than half. A soybean disease new to ...

University of Missouri Extension state plant pathologist Mandy Bish reports confirmation of red crown rot, yield-robbing soybean disease, in Marion County in northeastern Missouri. This is the first ...

Louisiana growers have not yet finished planting this year’s strawberry crop, and a disease called crown rot has already been detected in a commercial field, according to the Louisiana State ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Soybeans are essential to the state of Missouri. Each year, more than 5 million acres are used to plant soybeans, generating over two and a half billion dollars for the ...

Q: Attached is a picture of a barrel cactus in our yard that has begun to turn brown in recent weeks. This is the third one to do this in the last six to 12 months. What might be causing this and what ...

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