
Soybean rust, an old acquaintance that cannot be forgotten
By Caroline Wesp Guterres, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Plant Health at the Faculty of Agronomy at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
In a scenario of increasing loss of sensitivity of the fungus that causes Asian rust, genetic resistance gains even more importance, not as an isolated control alternative, but as an indispensable tool in the integrated management of this disease that challenges the sustainability of soybeans in Brazil.