U.S. soybean farmers face a $1 billion problem each year in the form of yield losses from soybean cyst nematode (SCN). 1 Yet rather than throw up your hands in defeat, get down in the soil and get ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois and partner institutions created the first soybean cyst nematode pangenome. The post Scientists map soybean cyst nematode pangenome to fight $1.5B pest ...

Through bi-parental genetic mapping and high-quality DNA sequencing analysis, the research team identified naturally occurring allelic variants of the GmSNAP14 gene in resistant soybean lines, ...

Funded by the United Soybean Board and developed by Extension plant pathologists and nematologists, the Soybean Nematode ...

SCN infects crops in every major soybean producing state in the U.S. In Iowa, more than 75% of soybean fields have the pest and at yield-reducing numbers, often exceeding 30%. That percentage of ...

October is known as soybean cyst nematode action month because this is the best time to get out and soil sample for SCN. The end of a soybean season is when SCN levels will be at their highest in the ...

March is upon us, and in a matter of weeks, the 2026 planting season will begin. Looking back to 2025, there are lessons we can learn as we move forward to the new crop year. From planting date and ...

People love the taste of sugar beets' primary byproduct: white sugar. Soilborne cyst nematodes—parasitic, microscopic worms—enjoy the root vegetable, too, but as their sole food source. It's an ...

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 at ...

A photo of a cyst nematode's head viewed through a high-power microscope shows its esophageal glands, which produce effectors it uses to infect host plants. The image was digitally edited to highlight ...

The soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines) is the most significant nematode pest affecting soybeans on Delmarva and in the United States. First detected in Delaware in the fall of 1979, the ...

SHELLEY, Idaho — A potato field’s recent release from government regulation marks a milestone in the nearly two-decade battle against the Pale Cyst Nematode, farmer Bryan Searle said. “This is the ...