Agricultural crops :: Pulses :: Soybean 
       
          Frog eye leaf spot: Cercospora sojina 
        
          
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Light to dark gray or brown areas varying from specks to large blotches appear on seeds. 
                 
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The disease primarily affect foliage, but, stems, pods and seeds may also be infected. 
                         
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Leaf lesions are circular or angular, at first brown then light brown to ash grey with dark margins. 
                         
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The leaf spot may coalesce to form larger spots. 
                         
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When lesions are numerous the leaves wither and drop prematurely. 
                         
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Lesions on pods are circular to elongate, light sunken and reddish brown. 
                         
             
            Management
            
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Use healthy or certified seeds. 
               
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Rotate soybean with cereals. 
               
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Completely remove plant residue by clean ploughing the field soon after harvest. 
               
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Seed treatment with Thiram + Carbendazim (2:1) @ 3g/kg seed. 
               
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Spray Mancozeb @ 2.5g/lit or Carbendazim 1g/lit.   
               
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