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A Research Study On Chemical Applications

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Sclerotinia sclerotiorum or white mold is a leading problem in humid-cool temperature regions for crop production in major crops such as soybeans but also in several other important crops, totaling a known 408 crops (Suszkiw, 2007). Leading to an estimated per year income loss in the United States of 252 million dollars (Suszkiw, 2007). Early research to fight this disease problem focused on chemical applications. Due to the complicated application rates, timing, and the associated costs, research to fighting this disease is focusing on other genetic based methods. This led to a research in physical characteristics in plants and also common agronomical practices being studied. The majority of the research know being utilized surrounds genetic mapping (QTL’s) which “Soule et al. (2011) reported 35 quantitative trait loci for physiological resistance (Singh, 2014).” Other breeding efforts have focused on finding resistance in wild or other bean crops and cross breeding the resistance into other crop species (Singh et al., 2014). Finding resistance to white mold could majorly impact bean crops and also lead to other resistance in other crops. White mold is a persistent fungus that can last in the soil for several years waiting for the right conditions to germinate, making white mold a hard disease to not only predict but also fight. This disease persistence comes from several factors including it being systemic in the plant, seed transferable, and its’ long lasting

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