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PRO/PL> Soybean cyst nematode – USA: (IA), resistance breaking strains

Other Plant Disease -- United StatesSoybean cyst nematode (SCN) isn't a new problem; but as this year's [2016] Iowa State University [ISU] SCN-resistant soybean variety trials show, nematodes are reproducing at heightened levels throughout the state in varieties with the commonest source of genetic resistance. Trials evaluate how well soybean varieties limit reproduction of the worms.Greg Tylka, ISU, said farms lost yield to SCN in 2016, but in dryer years it could be 5 times worse. [There are] 2 Read more [...]