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ALERT: Kudzu patch in GA near TN line positive for soybean rust
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11/21/2005 -- Georgia officials reported finding soybean rust in a roadside kudzu patch in Whitfield County. The county is in the northwest corner of the state, adjacent to the Tennessee/Georgia border.
Georgia now has 35 counties positive for soybean rust in 2005, the most of any state. There are 135 U.S. counties known to have soybean rust infections in 2005.
The Georgia state commentary also said the state has received a report from USDA scientists affirming the Nov. 1 find of Asian soybean rust on Florida beggarweed in Georgia.
Per the commentary for Nov. 18: "Mycologists with the USDA-APHIS in Beltsville, Md., report that they have found spores and pustules on a beggarweed sample (Desmodium tortuosum) submitted last week from Georgia that are consistent with Asian soybean rust. Additional PCR tests by the USDA have been positive for the pathogen Phakopsora pachyrhizi. Tests will continue in the future with inoculations to determine the full implications of this find."
Related article from Nov. 4, 2005: ALERT: GA finds 1st soybean rust on Florida beggarweed in U.S.
Source: www.sbrusa.net
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