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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Effect of Foliar and Root Pathogens of Soybean on Selected Host Parameters

Abstract

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The use of soil fumigation (using metham) and foliar fungicide sprays (using benomyl) reduced pathogen populations in foliar and soil components. Individually they improved some aspects of soybean health, but when used together these chemical controls resulted in consistent increases in plant vigor, photosynthetic mass, and yield. Fumigation followed by inoculation of soil with Phytophthora megasperma var. sojae (PMS) provided a method to evaluate the effect of PMS infection, but symptom development was affected by environmental parameters. PMS infected plants had reduced transpiration rates and yields.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Plant Pathology
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2014

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Kittle, Daniel Ray

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI8026538
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/67447

Chain of custody

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University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh
Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Kittle, Daniel Ray. The Effect of Foliar and Root Pathogens of Soybean on Selected Host Parameters. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/67447