Paper · 2026 · Plant Disease

Evaluating the effectiveness of integrated strategies to manage sudden death syndrome of soybean: Supplementing SDS-resistant and -susceptible cultivars with chemical and biological seed treatments

Madison Kessler; Nabin Kumar Dangal; Martin I. Chilvers; et al.

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Abstract

Sudden death syndrome (SDS), primarily caused by Fusarium virguliforme, threatens soybean (Glycine max) production across the United States and Ontario, Canada. SDS thrives in cool, wet soils, with post-planting rainfall exacerbating disease, making pre-planting management strategies like resistant cultivars and seed treatments crucial. This study evaluated biological and chemical seed treatments on resistant and susceptible soybean cultivars across 14 locations in 2022 and 15 locations in 2023. Data collection included final stand counts, root rot severity, foliar SDS severity index (FDX), and yield. Trials were categorized into high (FDX ≥ 10%) or low (FDX < 10%) disease severity locations based on the non-treated control (NTC). In high disease locations, cultivar and seed treatment significantly (P ≤ 0.01) influenced FDX, root rot, and yield. The base+fluopyram and base+fluopyram+natamycin treatment reduced FDX by 6.7% and increased yield by 288.5 kg/ha over the non-treated. The resistant cultivar reduced FDX by 9.7% and root rot by 2.1%, while increasing yield by 247.7 kg/ha relative to the susceptible cultivar. Under low disease pressure, cultivar selection remained significant, with resistance reducing FDX by 2.4% and root rot by 0.8%, and improving yield by 445.5 kg/ha. In contrast, the effects of seed treatment were not significant in the low disease severity environments. No seed treatments reduced FDX or root rot and only base+fluopyram and base+fluopyram+natamycin increased yield (+254 to 301 kg/ha) compared to the non-treated in the low disease severity environments. Cultivar resistance remains the most effective SDS management strategy, with seed treatments providing significant benefits under high disease pressure.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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base+fluopyram reduced FDX by 6.7% in high disease locations.

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soybean (Glycine max)Glycine maxe1
Treatment
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FDXe0
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reducede0
Value
6.7%e0
Comparator
non-treatede0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The base+fluopyram and base+fluopyram+natamycin treatment reduced FDX by 6.7% and increased yield by 288.5 kg/ha over the non-treated.”

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“soybean (Glycine max)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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base+fluopyram increased yield by 288.5 kg/ha in high disease locations.

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soybean (Glycine max)Glycine maxe1
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base+fluopyrame0
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yielde0
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increasede0
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288.5 kg/hae0
Comparator
non-treatede0

Not reportedInteractorQualifier

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The base+fluopyram and base+fluopyram+natamycin treatment reduced FDX by 6.7% and increased yield by 288.5 kg/ha over the non-treated.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 858–992 · show in text ↑
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“soybean (Glycine max)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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base+fluopyram+natamycin reduced FDX by 6.7% in high disease locations.

Taxon
soybean (Glycine max)Glycine maxe1
Treatment
base+fluopyram+natamycine0
Outcome
FDXe0
Direction
reducede0
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6.7%e0
Comparator
non-treatede0

Not reportedInteractorQualifier

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The base+fluopyram and base+fluopyram+natamycin treatment reduced FDX by 6.7% and increased yield by 288.5 kg/ha over the non-treated.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 858–992 · show in text ↑
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“soybean (Glycine max)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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base+fluopyram+natamycin increased yield by 288.5 kg/ha in high disease locations.

Taxon
soybean (Glycine max)Glycine maxe1
Treatment
base+fluopyram+natamycine0
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yielde0
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increasede0
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288.5 kg/hae0
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non-treatede0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The base+fluopyram and base+fluopyram+natamycin treatment reduced FDX by 6.7% and increased yield by 288.5 kg/ha over the non-treated.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 858–992 · show in text ↑
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“soybean (Glycine max)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Resistant soybean cultivars reduced FDX by 9.7% under high disease pressure.

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soybean (Glycine max)Glycine maxe1
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resistant cultivare0
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FDXe0
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reducede0
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9.7%e0
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susceptible cultivare0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The resistant cultivar reduced FDX by 9.7% and root rot by 2.1%, while increasing yield by 247.7 kg/ha relative to the susceptible cultivar.”

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“soybean (Glycine max)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Resistant soybean cultivars reduced root rot by 2.1% under high disease pressure.

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soybean (Glycine max)Glycine maxe1
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resistant cultivare0
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root rote0
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reducede0
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susceptible cultivare0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The resistant cultivar reduced FDX by 9.7% and root rot by 2.1%, while increasing yield by 247.7 kg/ha relative to the susceptible cultivar.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 993–1133 · show in text ↑
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“soybean (Glycine max)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Resistant soybean cultivars increasing yield by 247.7 kg/ha under high disease pressure.

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soybean (Glycine max)Glycine maxe1
Treatment
resistant cultivare0
Outcome
yielde0
Direction
increasinge0
Value
247.7 kg/hae0
Comparator
susceptible cultivare0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The resistant cultivar reduced FDX by 9.7% and root rot by 2.1%, while increasing yield by 247.7 kg/ha relative to the susceptible cultivar.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 993–1133 · show in text ↑
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“soybean (Glycine max)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Resistant soybean cultivars reducing FDX by 2.4% under low disease pressure.

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soybean (Glycine max)Glycine maxe1
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resistancee0
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FDXe0
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reducinge0
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2.4%e0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Under low disease pressure, cultivar selection remained significant, with resistance reducing FDX by 2.4% and root rot by 0.8%, and improving yield by 445.5 kg/ha.”

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“soybean (Glycine max)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Resistant soybean cultivars reducing root rot by 0.8% under low disease pressure.

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soybean (Glycine max)Glycine maxe1
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resistancee0
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root rote0
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reducinge0
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0.8%e0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Under low disease pressure, cultivar selection remained significant, with resistance reducing FDX by 2.4% and root rot by 0.8%, and improving yield by 445.5 kg/ha.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1134–1297 · show in text ↑
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“soybean (Glycine max)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Resistant soybean cultivars improving yield by 445.5 kg/ha under low disease pressure.

Taxon
soybean (Glycine max)Glycine maxe1
Treatment
resistancee0
Outcome
yielde0
Direction
improvinge0
Value
445.5 kg/hae0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Under low disease pressure, cultivar selection remained significant, with resistance reducing FDX by 2.4% and root rot by 0.8%, and improving yield by 445.5 kg/ha.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1134–1297 · show in text ↑
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“soybean (Glycine max)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnot significant (as stated)measured

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Seed treatment effects were nonsignificant under low disease pressure.

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soybean (Glycine max)Glycine maxe1
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seed treatmente0
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effects of seed treatmente0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“the effects of seed treatment were not significant in the low disease severity environments”

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“soybean (Glycine max)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

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No seed treatment reduced FDX or root rot in low disease environments.

Taxon
soybean (Glycine max)Glycine maxe1
Treatment
seed treatmentse0
Outcome
FDX or root rote0
Direction
reducede0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“No seed treatments reduced FDX or root rot”

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“soybean (Glycine max)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

base+fluopyram increased yield in low disease environments.

Taxon
soybean (Glycine max)Glycine maxe1
Treatment
base+fluopyrame0
Outcome
yielde0
Direction
increasede0
Value
+254 to 301 kg/hae0
Comparator
non-treatede0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“only base+fluopyram and base+fluopyram+natamycin increased yield (+254 to 301 kg/ha) compared to the non-treated in the low disease severity environments”

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“soybean (Glycine max)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

base+fluopyram+natamycin increased yield in low disease environments.

Taxon
soybean (Glycine max)Glycine maxe1
Treatment
base+fluopyram+natamycine0
Outcome
yielde0
Direction
increasede0
Value
+254 to 301 kg/hae0
Comparator
non-treatede0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“only base+fluopyram and base+fluopyram+natamycin increased yield (+254 to 301 kg/ha) compared to the non-treated in the low disease severity environments”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1451–1604 · show in text ↑
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“soybean (Glycine max)”

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Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultbasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

Resistant cultivars remain the most effective SDS management strategy.

Taxon
soybean (Glycine max)Glycine maxe1
Outcome
Cultivar resistance remains the most effective SDS management strategye0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Cultivar resistance remains the most effective SDS management strategy”

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