{
  "id": 16180714,
  "title": "What is red crown rot? Expert explains emerging soybean pathogen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/what-is-red-crown-rot-expert-explains-emerging-soybean-pathogen",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-23T11:10:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-red-crown-expert-emerging-soybean.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Red crown rot, a fungal disease of soybean, is not new to the Midwest. First reported in Illinois in 2018, the disease is now surging across the state and the region. Boris Camiletti, a plant pathologist at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is leading the effort to understand and combat the scourge, along with the Crop Protection Network, the Illinois Soybean Association, the United…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}