SCN’s insatiable appetite for soybean roots makes it the No. 1 yield-reducing soybean pest routinely causing more than $1.5 billion in annual losses. 1 Soybean cyst nematode claimed close to 90 ...

As of Oct. 1, 2023, SCN has been identified in 59 Nebraska counties as seen in figure 3. Figure 1: Soybean field with visible symptoms of soybean cyst nematode damage.

Oct. 2 is National Nematode Day and marks a good time to test fields for soybean cyst nematode, the No. 1 pathogen of soybean in the United States. “We anticipate the highest SCN levels to occur ...

Most soybean growers are aware of Soybean Cyst Nematodes (SCN). But there is another group of nematodes that feed on soybeans. Non-cyst-forming nematodes include root-knot, reniform and lance ...

As part of these efforts, the SCN Coalition brings together plant breeders, nematologists and plant pathologists to learn more about soybean cyst nematodes and how to combat them.

The soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the most damaging pathogen of soybean in the United States and Canada and it is spreading rapidly, according to information compiled by Gregory Tylka and ...

2011 Overview of Soybean Cyst Nematode Prepared in Jan 2011, reviewed in Oct 2024 Written by: Robert P. Mulrooney Extension Plant Pathologist Introduction The soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera ...

Soybean cyst nematodes rival herbicide-resistant weeds as the most damaging pests in U.S. soybean fields. The nematodes have been confirmed in 59 Nebraska counties and are spreading into our ...

In addition to growing corn or other nonhost crops, it’s very important to carefully select soybean varieties that have SCN-resistance and rotate the sources of resistance that are used ...

WASECA, Minn. — Soybean cyst nematode is found in most of Minnesota’s soybean growing region. Nematodes were most recently found in Becker and Clay counties. They were first discovered in the ...

Soybean cyst nematode, known as SCN, is a microscopic roundworm that infests the roots of soybeans, forming cysts that contain up to 500 eggs and the juvenile worms. The worms feed on the roots of the ...

If you can’t find a variety in your desired maturity groups with a different source of SCN resistance, it’s important to at least use soybean varieties with a high level of PI 88788 resistance.