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==Importance== Soybean is one of the most important commercial crops around the world. Asian soybean rust is the major disease that affects soybeans. It causes [[lesion]]s on the leaves of soybean plants and eventually kills the plants. The disease has caused serious yield loss of soybeans.<ref name="InvasiveSpecies.gov" /> In the areas where this disease is common, the yield losses can be up to 80%.<ref name="OSU" /> The first reported cases in the United States occurred in 2004.<ref name = "Current-Status" /> This population originated in [[northern South America]] or the [[Caribbean]].<ref name = "Current-Status" /> The spores were most likely spread by [[Hurricane Ivan]].<ref name = "Current-Status" >{{cite journal | last1=Singh | first1=R. P. | last2=Hodson | first2=D. P. | last3=Jin | first3=Yue | last4=Huerta-Espino | first4=J. | last5=Kinyua | first5=M. G. | last6=Wanyera | first6=R. | last7=Njau | first7=P. | last8=Ward | first8=R. W. | title=Current status, likely migration and strategies to mitigate the threat to wheat production from rzace Ug99 (TTKS) of stem rust pathogen. | journal=CABI Reviews | publisher=CABI Publishing | year=2006 | volume=2006 | issn=1749-8848 | doi=10.1079/pavsnnr20061054| doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name="OSU">{{Cite web |title=Soybean Rust |url=https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-soy-2 |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=ohioline.osu.edu |language=en}}</ref> In 2002, [[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]] reported 10-60% yield losses in South America and Africa.<ref name="IFTD" /> in countries where this pathogen is established, estimated losses are between 10 and 80% depending on the inoculation and environmental conditions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Soybean Rust |url=https://extension.missouri.edu/publications/g4442?p=1 |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=extension.missouri.edu |language=en}}</ref>
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