Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the number one yield-robbing pest in soybeans in the United States, affecting over 200,000 growers and costing them an estimated $1.5 billion in yield annually.

AMES, Iowa – Targeting a newly discovered vulnerability in the signals that cyst nematodes use to infect plant roots could be ...

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The paper is titled "Differential Transcriptome Reprogramming Induced by the Soybean Cyst Nematode Type 0 and Type 1.2.5.7 During Resistant and Susceptible Interactions." ...

Support from Northarvest Bean Growers Association and U.S. Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grants has allowed researchers at North Dakota State University to look at ways to manage ...

In the last 10 years, quantitative research funded by the United Soybean Board (USB) reveals The SCN Coalition increased ...

Often referred to as the “billion-dollar pest,” soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is a major pest that farmers have to deal with every year. While we do have several great options, ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Illinois Soybean Association has named six agronomic professionals to its 2025 IL Soy Envoy class.

A new study opens new avenues for combating soybean cyst nematodes, the most damaging pest for U.S. soybean crops. Targeting a newly discovered vulnerability in the signals that cyst nematodes use ...

Cyst nematodes produce their effectors in their esophageal glands. In prior research, Baum’s lab sequenced both the whole genome of the soybean cyst nematode and the transcriptome of its gland ...

That could lead to major progress in reducing the destructiveness of soybean cyst nematodes, which cost U.S. farmers nearly 90 million bushels in production last year—by far the crop's most ...