Plant Health
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Soybean rust is a serious disease causing crop losses in other parts of the world. The purpose of this pest alert is to give background and identification information on soybean rust. Included in this alert is information on how the fungus might be first detected on soybean plants, other soybean rust hosts that occur in the United States, the characteristics of soybean rust for proper identification, and procedures for identification verification.
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USDA Soybean Rust Resource Website
Images
- Early Detection on Soybean Plants
- Soybean Rust Symptoms
- Illustration Showing Soybean Rust Lesions and Bacterial Pustule Characteristics
- Other Soybean Diseases that have Similar Symptoms
- Soybean Rust on Kudzu
- Phakopsora Characteristics
Reports and Information
- Coordinated Framework for Soybean Rust Surveillance, Reporting, Prediction, & Management (PDF; 1.31 Mb)
- USDA Position Statement On Phakopsora pachyrhizi Urediniospore Trapping - 2005 Soybean Rust Coordinated Framework (PDF; 23 Kb)
- Strategic Plan (PDF; 6.75 Mb)
Risks
- Assessment of the Potential Year-Round Establishment of Soybean Rust Throughout the World (PDF; 930 Kb)
- Soybean Rust Weather-Based Assessment (PDF; 983 Kb)
- Survey Planning Based on Aerobiological and Climatological Factors (July 8, 2004) (PDF; 4.62 Mb)
Sampling, Verification and Submission
- Diagnostics for Asian Soybean Rust, Phakopsora pachyrhizi (PDF; 11 Kb)
- Collection and Identification Verification
- Printable Collection and Specimen Submission Instructions (PDF; 219 Kb)
Symptoms and Characteristics
- Soybean Rust Data Sheet (PDF; 190 Kb)
Contact:
Dr. Matthew Royer
Phone: 301-734-3769
E-mail: Matthew.H.Royer@aphis.usda.gov