Sclerotinia stem rot, also known as white mold, is a problem in both dry edible beans and soybeans. Michael Wunsch, North Dakota State University plant pathologist at the Carrington Research Extension ...

If you farm in the north-central U.S.—white mold country—the better a soybean manager you are, the more likely you are to get whacked by the disease. That’s because you are more likely to plant ...

Michael Wunsch been working on how to keep the damage of white mold at a minimum in soybeans and dry beans. It's a particular problem in dry beans, where white mold damages quality as well as yield.

Q: My late husband had a green thumb, but I also have done OK for the past seven years. During the last year, I noticed a white mold growing on top of the soil. I've replanted, but it comes back.

Q: I had a man stop today to ask a question about garden peas. Last summer, he raised peas in his small backyard garden. He said that when the plants reached mature height, he noticed what he called ...

Dear Master Gardener: My begonias are growing in a small shady courtyard and have white mold on the leaves. Can I treat them to get rid of the mold? Answer: Powdery mildews are white to gray powdery ...

Spores infect soybean plants where the flowers have dried. When you have a susceptible host plant, Sclerotinia pathogens in the environment and high humidity, the conditions are right for white mold ...