Description: Leaf symptoms start as bright yellow, small spots which grow to necrotic areas. The pith is white but roots are rotted and the tissue in the crown is discolored.

Location: Sudden death syndrome has been confirmed in a few isolated fields in western Ohio. In Ohio it has always been found in association with soybean cyst nematode.

Time of infection: The sudden death syndrome fungus generally attacks plants prior to flowering when soils are wet.

Management:
· Reduce SCN populations
· Improve soil drainage
· Plant earlier maturing varieties
· Crop rotation