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Sudden Death Syndrome - Links to more resources
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| Sudden Death Syndrome: Finding solutions for farmers (pdf) |
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| Planting resistant varieties (left) is the best management tool for SDS. Photo credit: Brian Diers, University of Illinois. |
SDS: Finding solutions for farmers (pdf). Order your free print copy by calling 1-800-383-1423.
Sudden Death Syndrome (printable pdf) - Purdue University
Sudden Death Syndrome - University of Minnesota Crop Diseases
Sudden Death Syndrome printable fact sheet (pdf) - University of Minnesota
Sudden Death Syndrome - Iowa State Image Gallery
Sudden Death Syndrome - University of Wisconsin
Sudden death syndrome of soybean - Westphal, A., T.S. Abney, L.J. Xing and G.E. Shaner. 2008. The Plant Health Instructor. American Phytopathological Society
Sudden Death Syndrome - University of Nebraska Extension
Sudden Death Syndrome - Laboratory for Soybean Research
Sudden Death Syndrome Fact Sheet - University of Illinois (pdf)
SDS variety trial results
Southern Illinois University variety trials - SDS Commercial soybean variety trials;
also SCN and root knot nematode
Varietal Information Program for Soybean (VIPS ) / Variety and Disease Information - University of Illinois
Sudden Death Syndrome-Resistant Soybean Varieties for Iowa - PM 3009. Lists over 300 soybean varieties resistant to SDS in maturity groups I, II, and III. The soybean varieties in the publication were submitted by seed companies and fall into the top several categories of SDS-resistant varieties available from the companies.