Pod and stem blight of Soybeans

Diaporthe phaseolorum var. sojae

Symptoms:
The pathogen can infect all aerial parts of plants.
Seedlings can be killed or have orange lesions that cover part or all of the cotyledon. Small reddish-brown streaks may develop on hypocotyls.
Upper portions of plants can turn yellow and die.
The pathogen may be present in green tissue without causing symptoms, and signs of infection appear as plants mature.
A key sign of infection is many small, black, raised dots (pycnidia) that are arranged in straight rows on mature or dead stems and may be scattered on the pods. They also occur earlier in the season on fallen petioles.
Infected seeds are cracked, shriveled, and dull, and may have a white to gray, moldy growth on them.

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