Northern Stem Canker - Web Resources

Typical symptom of stem canker Click on image to view a larger version Photo credit: Dean Malvick, University of Minnesota.

Stem Canker of Soybean (pdf)
University of Wisconsin

Root and Stem Diseases of Soybean
University of Illinois Extension

Pod and Stem Blight, Stem Canker, and Phomopsis Seed Decay of Soybean (pdf)
University of Illinois Extension

Stem Canker
Laboratory for Soybean Disease Research
University of Illinois

Scouting for Stem Canker of Soybean
South Dakota State University

Research reports

Li, S., Kurtzweil, C., Grau, C. R., and Hartman, G. L. 2004. Occurrence of soybean stem canker ( Diaporthe phaseolorum var. meridionalis ) in Wisconsin. Plant Disease 88: 576.

F. A. Fernandez et al. Stem canker. Pages 33-35 in: Compendium of Soybean Diseases. 4th ed. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN, 1999.

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