Kentucky Soybean Rust Sentinel Network Don Hershman Extension 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. 2

2011 Kentucky Soybean Rust Sentinel Network 5 Soybean sentinel plots Sample period: Early June May to Oct 1 *Sampled weekly from flowering to maturity.

CountyHost CropLocal Coordinators CaldwellSoybeanTerry Yielding GravesSoybeanKenny Perry HendersonSoybeanMike Smith MuhlenbergSoybeanDarrell Simpson ToddSoybeanCurt Judy 2012 Kentucky Soybean Rust Sentinel Network

IT IS EASY TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THE STATUS OF SOYBEAN RUST IN KENTUCKY. 5

Toll-Free Hotline Free Text Messaging Service green, yellow, red = no risk, moderate risk, high risk To sign up, call or

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