Attacking the Attacker: What are the best ways to identify and stop taproot?

Soybeans are vital to Tennessee’s ag economy, but the number one row crop is under threat from a harmful plant disease. Taproot decline is caused by a pathogen that attacks the plant’s root system and can severely limit yields.

Charles Denney has more on efforts to identify and stop taproot.

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