⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
There's hope on the horizon for soybean farmers who battle nematodes, those tiny roundworms that damaged more than $95 million worth of soybean crops in Arkansas last year.
After several...
• By Heather Marie Kelly •
Taking soil samples this fall? Why not send them for nematode screening.
Take the test and beat the pest! Read on to learn how to take and submit soil samples and the importance of soybean...
• By Ed Sikora •
Soybeans in Alabama can be damaged by various nematodes with root-knot (Fig. 1), soybean cyst and reniform nematodes the most common culprits. Soil samples are the best way to correctly determine if plant-parasitic nematodes are...
A newly published study led by researchers from the University of Georgia and several partner institutions reveals a discovery that could lead to new control strategies for a tiny-but-persistent agricultural pest that causes enormous soybean losses.
Microscopic soybean cyst nematodes...
• By Michael Emerson, Travis Faske and Jesse Kelly •
The southern root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) is the most important yield-limiting plant-pathogenic nematode that affects soybean production in the mid-South. It is found in nearly all soybean-producing counties in Arkansas...
A new soybean variety – with resistance to soybean cyst nematode derived from the breeding line PI 89772 – is being released by Syngenta in small quantities in 2020. Syngenta is sharing seed with university researchers and farm cooperators...
Test for soybean cyst nematode in the spring before planting, says University of Missouri Extension plant pathologist Kaitlyn Bissonnette.
Data from MU researchers shows SCN field populations are becoming more virulent on commercial soybean cultivars, she says.
SCN quickly began spreading...
• By Heather Marie Kelly and Rufus Akinrinlola •
Taking soil samples this fall? Why not send them for nematode screening? Take the test and beat the pest!
Read on to learn how to take soil samples, the importance of soybean...
The SCN Coalition – a public/checkoff/private partnership formed in 2018 to increase the number of growers actively managing soybean cyst nematode – won a nationalBest of NAMA Award in 2019 for their public relations campaign.
The National Agri-Marketing Association is...
Southern root-knot nematodes can harm the growth and development of soybean plants. What makes nematodes a serious issue is that unlike most pests, nematodes can’t be seen and they can significantly affect the success of the crop.
Often times, the...
A new pest that attacks certain crops grown in Louisiana has been identified.
The root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne enterolobii (M. enterolobii), is a serious pest that has a high rate of reproduction and a wide host range, including soybeans, sugarcane and...
The Environmental Protection Agency recently registered NemaStrike Technology seed treatment to control several plant parasitic nematodes that attack field crops.
The product, labeled for soybeans, corn and cotton, will be launched in time for the 2018 use season, pending state...
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