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Scientist lists key soybean rust websites
Kansas
The discovery of Asian soybean rust in the United States last year sparked a flurry of websites devoted to the subject, but Kansas State University plant pathologist Doug Jardine said there are three he is watching especially carefully.
The Soybean Rust Information Center, a part of the Plant Management Network, is available at www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/infocenter. The network offers four peer-reviewed citable journals, an image database and links to fungicide and biological control tests as well as variety trials, Jardine said.
Unlike much of the network's information, the Soybean Rust Information Center is available to anyone - subscriber or not.
K-State Research and Extension is a sponsoring partner of the center.
"The Soybean Rust Information Center was designed to be a portal website, which means it is a jumping off point to nearly all of the dozens of websites with soybean rust information," Jardine said. "It is organized in such a way that most information should be available with a minimal number of mouse clicks."
A key site highlighted in the Soybean Rust Information Center's Forecasting/ Distribution area is the USDA Rust Monitoring site at www.sbrusa.net. The site allows the public to view the distribution of rust across the country and get the latest information on the disease, including disease observations, management recommendations and scouting (where and when to look for rust).
"The information displayed on the maps is updated by individual state soybean specialists who make their interpretations and recommendations at the county level," Jardine said, adding that he updates the Kansas information.
Also featured on the Forecasting/Distribution area are soybean rust forecasts by North Carolina State University at www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/pp/soybeanrust.
"The models are based on airborne dispersal from known sites of infection," Jardine said.
Currently, the forecasts are updated on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
"While the USDA soybean monitoring site tells you where the disease is, this site will attempt to tell you where rust might be found next, based on air movement of spores and weather conditions," the scientist said. "Visitors using the site should carefully read the notes and disclaimers associated with the page."
Date: 6/23/05
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