title: Occurrence of Soybean Sleeping Blight Caused by Septogloeum sojae in Korea.
abstract: Sleeping blight was observed on soybean plants grown in Yanggu, Suwon and Geumsan from 2005 to 2011. Symptoms developed on stems and pods of affected soybean plants. Five fungal isolates were obtained from the diseased plants and identified as Septogloeum sojae based on their morphological, cultural and molecular characteristics. Pathogenicity of the fungus was confirmed on soybean plants by artificial inoculation. This is the first report of S. sojae causing sleeping blight in soybean plants in Korea.
authors: Crop Protection Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon 441-707, Korea.
authors: Sung Kee
authors: SK
authors: Hong
authors: Hyo Won
authors: HW
authors: Choi
authors: Young Kee
authors: YK
authors: Lee
authors: Sang Yeob
authors: SY
authors: Lee
authors: Hong Sik
authors: HS
authors: Shim
keywords: Septogloeum sojae; Sleeping blight; Soybean