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Crop losses


SOYBEAN RUST EFFECTS
  • premature defoliation
  • increase in number of unfilled pods/plant
  • decrease in number of normal pods/plant
  • decrease in number of seeds/plant
  • decrease in weight of seeds/plant
  • decrease in number of 1000-seed weight
  • decrease in germinability of seed


CROP LOSSES ARE NOTABLE 10-80%

The severity of losses depends on:
  • susceptibility of the soybean variety
  • time of the growing season in which the rust becomes established in the field
  • weather conditions during the growing season


HISTORICAL
NEW REPORTS
Australia
60-70
Uganda
40
India
66
Zimbabwe
40-60
Indonesia
81
South Africa
10-80
Japan
15-40
Nigeria
100
Philippines
30-80
Paraguay
30-80
South China
10-50
Argentina
5-10
Taiwan
10-80
Bolivia
n.a.
Thailand
10-40
Brazil*
10-80
Vietnam
50-100
   

* From Bahia and Mato Grosso (15-35 % losses) losses exceeded $ 700 mill, combined with $ 400 mill in fungicides costs
 
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