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| | Charcoal rot -- a dry weather disease |
 | | In the last issue of the ICM Newsletter, we reported that charcoal rot, a drought-related soybean disease, was prevalent in Iowa late this summer, causing premature death of soybeans. |
 | | Discoloration by charcoal rot is limited to the lower portion of stems, often not higher than 5th node, while the discoloration in BSR can reach the upper portion of a stem. |
 | | The importance of seed-borne charcoal rot is unknown in Iowa. |
| www.ipm.iastate.edu /ipm/icm/2003/10-6-2003/charcoalrot.html (639 words) |
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