Soybean Disease Research

Topics of Interest

• 01/23/2014 - Utilizing Soybean Milk to Culture Soybean Pathogens
• 12/11/2013 - Characterization and Quantification of Fungal Colonization of Phakopsora pachyrhizi in Soybean Genotypes
• 12/14/2011 - Rust research group travel to 2011 Field Crops Rust Symposium in San Antonio. - Two posters and an oral presentation will be presented.
• 10/05/2011 - Lab members attend the Argonne Soil Metagenomics Workshop, Oct 5 - 7, 2011
• 08/06/2011 - Research presented at APS Annual meeting in Honolulu. - Yang, H. -C. and Hartman, G. L. 2011.Identification and pathogenic analysis of Colletotrichum species causing soybean anthracnose. Poster presented at the APS Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, August 6-10, 2011.
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  06/21/2009 - Soybean rust research presented at North Central APS meeting - " Recovery of Phakopsora pachyrhizi urediniospores from passive spore trap slides and extraction of their DNA for quantitative PCR" was presented by James Haudenshield and " Virulence and genetic diversity of Phakopsora pachyrhizi in Nigeria" was presented by Matthias Twizeyimana Go to page to download posters.
• September 2007
  09/01/2007 - Comparison of field, greenhouse, and detached leaf evaluations of soybean germplasm for resistance to Phakopsora... - Twizeyimana, M., Ojiambo, P. S., Ikotun, T., Paul, C., Hartman, G. L., and Bandyopadhyay, R. 2007. Comparison of field, greenhouse, and detached leaf evaluations of soybean germplasm for resistance to Phakopsora pachyrhizi. Plant Disease 91:1161-1169. Go to page to download this article.
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  07/28/2007 - Lab members present research at APS meeting in San Diego. - "Evaluation of potential soybean rust resistant sources in Paraguay during the 2005-06 season." and "Development of PCR assay using species-specific primers for Phytophthora sojae based on the DNA sequence of its transposable element." Go to page to download posters.
• June 2007
  06/01/2007 - Differential response of common bean cultivars to Phakopsora pachyrhizi. - Miles, M. R., Pastor-Corrales, M. A., Hartman, G. L., and Frederick, R. D. 2007. Differntial response of common bean cultivars to Phakopsora pachyrhizi. Plant Disease 91:698-704. View abstract or download.
• May 2007
  05/01/2007 - Similarities in seed and aphid transmission among Soybean mosaic virus isolates. - Domier, L. L., Steinlage, T. A., Hobbs, H. A., Yang, Y., Herrera-Rodriguez, G., Haudenshield, J. S., McCoppin, N. K., and Hartman, G. L. 2007. Plant Disease 91: 546-550. View abstract or download.
• March 2007
  03/02/2007 - First report of Phakopsora pachyrhizi, cause of soybean rust, on Neonotonia wightii in Paraguay - Morel, W., Miles, M. R., Hernandez, J. R., Stone, C. L., and Frederick, R. D. 2007. First report of Phakopsora pachyrhizi, cause of soybean rust, on Neonotonia wightii in Paraguay. Plant Disease 91:325. Go to publications list to download this article.
• March 2007
  03/01/2007 - Soybean mosaic virus helper component-protease alters leaf morphology and reduces seed production in transgenic soybean.. - Lim, H. S., Ko, T. S., Hobbs, H. A., Lambert, K. N., Yu, J. M., McCoppin, N. K., Korban, S. S., Hartman, G. L., and Domier, L. L. 2007. Phytopathology 9:366-372. View abstract or download.
• Molecular Breeding January 2007
  01/01/2007 - Soybean aphid resistance genes in the soybean cultivars Dowling and Jackson map to linkage group M. - Li, Y., Hill, C. B., Carlson, S. R., Diers, B. W., and Hartman, G. L. 2007. Molecular Breeding 19: 25-34. Go to publication.
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  11/29/2006 - Group Members present posters at 2006 National Soybean Rust Symposium in St. Louis. - View posters.
• Glen Hartman and Monte Miles were among recipients of the 2006 USDA Secretary's Annual Honor Award
  10/20/2006 - USDA Secretary's Annual Honor Award to Glen Hartman and Monte Miles. - Lab members were proud to learn that Glen Hartman and Monte Miles would be among the recipients of the 2006 USDA Secretary's Annual Honor Awards for their contributions and service to the USDA soybean rust sentinel program. The awards were presented in Washington on October 20, 2006. The Honor Awards are the most prestigious awards presented by USDA. Congratulations!
  
  View soybean rust publications. View soybean rust research activities.
• Nov-Dec 2006
  10/04/2006 - Evaluation of soybean cultivars with the Rps1k gene for partial resistance or field tolerance to P. sojae - Ferro, C. R., Hill, C. B., Miles, M. R., and Hartman, G. L. 2006. Evaluation of soybean cultivars with the Rps1k gene for partial resistance or field tolerance to Phytophthora sojae. Crop Science 46:2427-2436.
  
  View publications on Phythophthora Root Rot.
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  09/12/2006 - Dr. Jeong Young Song returns as visiting scholar working on Phytophtohora root rot. - Focus of this project is the identification and detection of Phytophthora pathogens on plants. View publications on Phytophthora rot.
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  09/08/2006 - Soybean aphid experts visit Curt Hill's aphid experiments. - Dr. David Voegtlin (UIUC, Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, far left) brought his Japanese colleagues by this week to see Curt Hill's (far right) soybean aphid experiments.
• 09/01/2006 - Lab welcomes new grad students - Eugenia Tang, David Strutz and Andy Zundo (left to right) join the lab as grad students this semester. Eugenia will work on the toxicity bioassay for Fusariam solani f. sp. glycines, the causal organism of soybean sudden death syndrome . David and Andy will work on projects related to resistance to soybean rust and soybean aphid, respectively. We look forward to their contributions in these areas. Welcome!
  
  View publications on SDS, soybean rust and soybean aphid.
• Glen Hartman explains the Sentinel Plot Program
  08/17/2006 - "The Illinois Soybean Rust Sentinel Plot System--in the PIPE." - Glen Hartman speaks to growers at the UIUC Department of Crop Sciences 50th Annual Agronomy Day. Topic was "The Illinois Soybean Rust Sentinel Plot System--in the PIPE."
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  08/05/2006 - "Potential of detached soybean leaves for evaluation of rust resistance." - Presented by Chandra Paul at "Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Soybean" held at University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Aug. 5-8, 2006. Go to poster.
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  07/29/2006 - Lab Members present posters at APS/CPS/MSA Joint Meeting in Quebec City, Canada. - Andrea Pabon (far right) explains her poster "A greenhouse method for screening for resistance to charcoal rot in soybeans" at the 2006 APS meeting. View all posters.
• Dr. Nguyen Binh aids in soybean rust research.
  06/26/2006 - Dr. Nguyen Binh arrives as part of soybean rust project. - Dr. Nguyen Binh arrives to the lab to assist soybean rust research and learn new techniques. She comes from VAAS Hanoi, Vietnam and will stay until 12-06. Welcome!
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  11/14/2005 - View Posters from National Soybean Rust Symposium in Nashville, Nov. 11-16, 2005. - Five lab members travelled to this meeting and presented 6 posters and one oral presentation. Click on the link and scroll down to view details.
• March-April 2006
  02/24/2005 - "Disease- and performance-related traits of ethylene-insensitive soybean." - This newly published research is available in the March-April 2006 issue of Crop Science. Bent, A.F., T.K. Hoffman, J.C. Schmidt, G.L. Hartman, D.D. Hoffman, P. Xue, and M.L. Tucker. 2006. Disease- and performance-related traits of ethylene-insensitive soybean. Crop Science 46:893-901. View other lab publications by disease.
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  11/22/2004 - Associated Press reports on aphid resistance discovered at LSDR - Read story.
• 08/20/2004 - U.S. patent application for soybean aphid resistance - View details and/or download pdf.

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