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Visit to Brazil may pay dividends for Iowa researchers Monday, April 4, 2005
AMES, Iowa -- Seeing Asian soybean rust first-hand may help identify it this growing season.
In February, eight Iowa State University crop specialists and six members of the Iowa Soybean Rust Team went to Brazil to observe soybean rust in the field and learn to better identify it.
"My goal was to get down there and get a hands-on diagnosis of soybean rust, so I can confidently identify the disease if it shows up here," said Joel DeJong, Iowa State Extension field specialist in LeMars. "We also learned how they managed rust, which will be helpful this growing season."
DeJong is a triage person in the Fast Track identification system set up by the Iowa Soybean Rust Team. The system was developed to quickly identify soybean rust and efficiently manage samples submitted to the ISU Plant Disease Clinic.
Producers will submit samples to first detectors at no cost. First detectors will send suspect samples to triage personnel for further diagnosis. The triage person then forwards suspect samples to the Plant Disease Clinic. The triage personnel include Extension specialists throughout the state.
Palle Pedersen, Iowa State soybean extension agronomist, led the 10-day tour through Brazil's soybean regions. Pedersen said the trip was useful because the group visited several types of farms and had the chance to view the disease in several stages. |
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