The Laboratory for Soybean Disease Research conducts research on soybean rust, charcoal rot, soybean aphids, soybean viruses, phythophthora root rot, sudden death syndrome and other soybean diseases. Projects fall into three main categories: epidemiology of soybean diseases, pathogen variability and host resistance. The lab also contributes significantly to the Varietal Information Program for Soybeans VIPS, including evaluation of soybean varieties for resistance to Phytophthora root rot, Sclerotinia stem rot, soybean aphid, soybean mosaic virus, and sudden death syndrome.

Website: http://www.soydiseases.illinois.edu/