Carl Bradley - Management Update on Soybean and Wheat Diseases

Carl Bradley discusses plant diseases, focusing on Fusarium Head Blight in wheat and Red Crown Rot in soybeans. He discusses the causes, symptoms, and management strategies for these diseases, emphasizing the importance of integrated disease management. For Fusarium Head Blight, Bradley discusses the role of the fungus Fusarium graminearum, the production of harmful mycotoxins like deoxynivalenol (DON), and the effectiveness of fungicides and resistant varieties. For Red Crown Rot, he covers the reddish discoloration of stems and roots, the patchy distribution in fields, and preliminary research on fungicide efficacy. 

Originally recorded for the 2025 Crop Management Conferences