What is bean pod mottle virus?
Bean pod mottle virus is a disease that can infect soybeans and other legume species. Symptoms of bean pod mottle virus may resemble injury from herbicide drift or symptoms of soybean mosaic virus. Infected soybean plants may have mottled or crinkled leaves and plants may be stunted. As soybeans mature, foliar symptoms may not be obvious. At harvest, infected plants may have mottled soybean seeds. The effect of bean pod mottle virus on yield has been shown to vary by soybean variety and growing conditions, but losses of more than 50 percent were found in some studies. Bean pod mottle virus also can occur in combination with soybean mosaic virus, resulting in even greater yield reductions. Potential problems with bean pod mottle virus are twofold: reductions in soybean quality and reductions in yield.
