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What areas of the United States are most at-risk for yield losses from ASR?

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What areas of the United States are most at-risk for yield losses from ASR?

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All soybean-growing areas of the United States are at risk. In general, southern growing areas are at greater risk than northern areas because of the longer growing season, the presence of other ASR hosts such as kudzu, and their proximity to areas where ASR can overwinter. Therefore, the southeastern states closest to an overwintering source are at greatest risk. Additionally, a warm, humid climate favors ASR disease development. Based on 30-year averages, very favorable weather conditions for the disease occur in the mid-Atlantic states, the Mississippi Delta region, and the Ohio and Mississippi river basins in the Midwest. Late-planted soybeans, such as those planted after small grains, are at higher risk, since there is more time for spore movement and inoculum buildup preceding the crop’s entry into reproductive stages.

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