Soybean plants (Glycine max) are subject to a variety of diseases and pests.
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseasesBacterial blight Pseudomonas amygdali pv. glycinea Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. glycines Xanthomonas campestris pv. glycines Xanthomonas citri pv. glycinesBacterial tan spot Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens = Corynebacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciensBacterial wilt Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens Ralstonia solanacearum = Pseudomonas solanacearumWildfire Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci
Fungal diseases
Fungal diseasesAlternaria leaf spot Alternaria spp. Anthracnose Colletotrichum truncatum Colletotrichum dematium f. truncatum Glomerella glycines Colletotrichum destructivum [anamorph] Black leaf blightArkoola nigraBlack root rot Thielaviopsis basicola Chalara elegans [synanamorph] Brown spot Septoria glycines Mycosphaerella usoenskajae [teleomorph] Brown stem rot Phialophora gregata Cephalosporium gregatumCharcoal rotMacrophomina phaseolinaChoanephora leaf blight Choanephora infundibulifera Choanephora trisporaDamping-off Rhizoctonia solani Thanatephorus cucumeris [teleomorph] Pythium aphanidermatum Pythium debaryanum Pythium irregulare Pythium myriotylum Pythium ultimumDowny mildew Peronospora manshuricaDrechslera blight Drechslera glycinesFrogeye leaf spot Cercospora sojinaFusarium root rot Fusarium spp.Leptosphaerulina leaf spot Leptosphaerulina trifoliiMycoleptodiscus root rot Mycoleptodiscus terrestrisNeocosmospora stem rot Neocosmospora vasinfecta Acremonium spp. [anamorph]Phomopsis seed decay Phomopsis spp. Phytophthora root and stem rotPratt, Phillip W. Common Soybean Diseases in Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, 2003.Phytophthora sojaePhyllosticta leaf spot Phyllosticta sojaecolaPhymatotrichum root rot = cotton root rotPhymatotrichopsis omnivora Phymatotrichum omnivorum Pod and stem blight Diaporthe phaseolorum Phomopsis sojae [anamorph] Powdery mildew Microsphaera diffusaPurple seed stain Cercospora kikuchiiPyrenochaeta leaf spotPyrenochaeta glycinesPythium rot Pythium aphanidermatum Pythium debaryanum Pythium irregulare Pythium myriotylum Pythium ultimumRed crown rot Cylindrocladium crotalariae Calonectria crotalariae [teleomorph] Red leaf blotch = Dactuliophora leaf spotDactuliochaeta glycines Pyrenochaeta glycines Dactuliophora glycines [synanamorph] Rhizoctonia aerial blight Rhizoctonia solani Thanatephorus cucumeris [teleomorph] Rhizoctonia root and stem rot Rhizoctonia solaniRustPhakopsora pachyrhiziScabSpaceloma glycinesSclerotinia stem rot Sclerotinia sclerotiorumSouthern blight (damping-off and stem rot) = Sclerotium blightAgroathelia rolfsii [teleomorph] Stem canker Diaporthe phaseolorum Diaporthe phaseolorum var. caulivora Phomopsis phaseoli [anamorph] Stemphylium leaf blightStemphylium botryosum Pleospora tarda [teleomorph] Sudden death syndrome Fusarium solani f.sp. glycinesTarget spot Corynespora cassiicolaYeast spot Nematospora coryli
Nematodes, parasitic
Nematodes, parasiticLance nematode Hoplolaimus columbus Hoplolaimus galeatus Hoplolaimus magnistylusLesion nematode Pratylenchus spp. Pin nematode Paratylenchus projectus Paratylenchus tenuicaudatusReniform nematode Rotylenchulus reniformisRing nematode Criconemella ornataRoot-knot nematode Meloidogyne arenaria Meloidogyne hapla Meloidogyne incognita Meloidogyne javanicaSheath nematode Hemicycliophora spp. Soybean cyst nematode Heterodera glycinesSpiral nematode Helicotylenchus spp. Sting nematode Belonolainus gracilis Belonolaimus longicaudatusStubby root nematode Paratrichodorus minorStunt nematode Quinisulcius acutus Tylenchorhynchus spp.
Viral diseases
Viral diseasesAlfalfa mosaic genus Alfamovirus, Alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV) Bean pod mottle genus Comovirus, Bean pod mottle virus (BPMV) Bean yellow mosaic genus Potyvirus, Bean yellow mosaic virus (BYMV) Brazilian bud blight genus Ilarvirus, Tobacco streak virus (TSV) Cowpea chlorotic mottle genus Bromovirus, Cowpea chlorotic mottle virus (CCMV) Mung bean yellow mosaicgenus Begomovirus, Mung bean yellow mosaic virus (MYMV) Peanut mottle genus Potyvirus, Peanut mottle virus (PeMoV) Peanut stripe genus Potyvirus, Peanut stripe virus (PStV) Peanut stunt genus Cucumovirus, Peanut stunt virus (PSV) Soybean chlorotic mottlegenus Caulimovirus, Soybean chlorotic mottle virus (SbCMV) Soybean crinkle leafgenus Begomovirus, Soybean crinkle leaf virus (SCLV) Soybean dwarfgenus Luteovirus, Soybean dwarf virus (SbDV) Soybean mosaic genus Potyvirus, Soybean mosaic virus (SMV) Soybean severe stunt genus Nepovirus, Soybean severe stunt virus (SSSV) Tobacco ringspot = bud blight genus Nepovirus, Tobacco ringspot virus (TRSV)
See also
Soybean management practices
References
Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society