Recent Developments
USA March 2009 - Integrated Pest Management - Pest Information Platform for Extension and Education - The status of SBR infestation through the United States....to see the latest maps.
Journal Publications
Papers published in Crop Science from this project:
Mechanisms Involved in Soybean Rust-Induced Yield Reduction ...link to abstract.
Impact of Phakopsora pachyrhizi Infection on Soybean Leaf Photosynthesis and Radiation Absorption
...link to abstract.
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky
Project Mission
The University of Kentucky (UK) was awarded a grant (Project PI: Saratha Kumudini) to develop a soybean rust (SBR) yield loss prediction tool. This project website was developed as a result of this grant. The goal of the project is to develop a risk management tool to help soybean producers decide how to better manage SBR.
Specifically, this project shall lead to the development of an interactive internet site which will calculate potential yield loss due to SBR (for a preliminary draft, see calculator). For more information about this project follow the about us link.
Our Research Partners
This project involves both national and international collaborators. Asian soybean rust arrived in Brazil in 2001, consequently researchers in Brazil have had a head start in conducting research on this pathogen. The University of Kentucky is proud to have a collaborative agreement with Brazil's national agriculture department Embrapa. It is Brazils' equivalent to the USDA here in the United States. Our national collaborators include Louisiana State University (LSU) and more recently we are also collaborating with Clemson University, the University of Florida at Quincy and the University of Georgia at Tifton. For more information about the scientific staff working on this project follow the contact us link.
Our Funding Partners
Funding for the project comes from the Risk Management Agency (RMA) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA),
the Southern Soybean Research Program (SSRP), the Kentucky Soybean Board (KSB), and the Southern Region Integrated Pest Management Center (SRIPMC).
Clemson University is being supported by the South Carolina Soybean Growers Association. For more information about the organizations supporting this project see the links page.
