Salvage of New York Soybean Seeds Following an Epiphytotic of Seedborne Pathogens Associated with Delayed Harvest. B. L. Nedrow, Experimentalist, Department of Seed and Vegetable Sciences, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva 14456. G. E. Harman, Associate Professor, Department of Seed and Vegetable Sciences, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva 14456. Plant Dis. 64:696-698. Copyright 1980 American Phytopathological Society. DOI: 10.1094/PD-64-696.

Thiram, carboxin plus thiram, benomyl plus thiram, and benomyl plus thiram plus streptomycin were compared as treatments for soybean seeds infested with Phomopsis sojae and Fusarium spp. Thiram and carboxin plus thiram generally improved germination and field emergence but did not increase yields in field tests. Benomyl plus thiram was most effective in increasing laboratory germination and field emergence. In field tests, soybean yields from seeds treated with benomyl plus thiram were 11% greater than yields from untreated seeds or seeds treated with thiram or carboxin plus thiram.