Table 1.
Important fungal and oomycete pathogens causing soybean diseases (selection from [1]).
| Common Name | Causal Organisms |
|---|---|
| Anthracnose | Colletotrichum truncatum |
| Brown spot | Septoria glycines |
| Charcoal rot | Macrophomina phaseolina |
| Pod and stem blight | Diaporthe sojae, Diaporthe spp. |
| Phomopsis seed decay 1 | Diaporthe longicolla, Diaporthe sojae, Diaporthe spp. |
| Stem canker | Diaporthe caulivora 2, Diaporthe aspalathi 3, Diaporthe spp. |
| Pythium damping off and root rot |
Pythium ultium, P. aphanidermatum, P. irregolare, P. torulosum |
| Frogeye leaf spot | Cercospora sojina |
| Fusarium root rot | Fusarium spp. |
| Phytophthora root and stem rot | Phytophthora sojae |
| Purple seed stain/Cercospora leaf blight | Cercospora kikuchii |
| Sudden death syndrome | Fusarium virguliforme |
| Rhizoctonia aerial blight | Rhizoctonia solani |
| Asian soybean rust | Phakopsora pachyrhizi |
| Sclerotinia stem rot (white mold) | Sclerotinia sclerotiorum |
| Brown stem rot | Phialophora gregata |
1 Petrovic et al. [7] proposed that Phomopsis seed decay be called Diaporthe seed decay (DSD). 2 Santos et al. [8] shortened the name of Diaporthe phaseolorum var. caulivora to D. caulivora and, at the same time, also proposed that it should be considered as a separate species. 3 The previous name of Diaporthe aspalathi was D. phaseolorum var. meridionalis [8].