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2012 Kentucky Soybean Rust Sentinel Network

Don HershmanExtension Plant Pathologist

UKREC, Princeton, KY

Purpose of KY Sentinel Network Early warning for producers Aid in developing SBR risk assessments. Ground verification of SBR predictive

models and spore trap findings. Data base on SBR occurrence and

severity over time and years. Connectivity within U.S. Sentinel Network.

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2011 Kentucky Soybean Rust Sentinel Network2011 Kentucky Soybean Rust Sentinel Network

5 Soybean sentinel plots

Sample period: Early June May to Oct 1*Sampled weekly from flowering to maturity.

County Host Crop Local Coordinators

Caldwell Soybean Terry Yielding

Graves Soybean Kenny Perry

Henderson Soybean Mike Smith

Muhlenberg Soybean Darrell Simpson

Todd Soybean Curt Judy

2012 Kentucky Soybean Rust Sentinel Network

IT IS EASY TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THE STATUS OF SOYBEAN RUST IN KENTUCKY.

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•Toll-Free Hotline•Free Text Messaging Service

green, yellow, red = no risk, moderate risk, high riskgreen, yellow, red = no risk, moderate risk, high risk

To sign up, call 1-800-232-6769or e-mail: jvincent@kysoy.org

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www.uky.edu/soybeanrustwww.uky.edu/soybeanrust

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