Soybean rust was detected in 10 new counties in Alabama after a survey of roadside kudzu patches and late-season soybean fields was conducted along the eastern edge of the state on October 21 and 22.

Ed Sikora, Extension plant pathologist at Auburn University, gave the following report in the Alabama state commentary:

“Soybean rust was detected in eight of the 16 randomly selected patches surveyed. The kudzu patches were approximately 50-100 meters in length. Rust incidence was relatively low in seven of the eight positive kudzu sites. The counties where rust-infected kudzu was found included: Bullock (2 sites), Barbour, Russell, Chambers, Randolph, Clay and Marshall.

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