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 ...

The soybean cyst nematode, called "the most important soybean pathogen in the United States," is now thought to pose a threat to dry edible beans in the Red River Valley. Research conducted at North ...

Soybean cyst nematodes are quite small and require the help of a microscope to see them poking out of the roots of a soybean plant in a lab at Iowa State University. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital ...

Soybean cyst nematodes (SCN) are a big problem for local growers. They are capable of reducing bean yields by 50%, and are reportedly in more than two-thirds of our local fields. Symptoms of SCN ...

It's fair to say that few Americans have heard of connectomics. It's also fair to say that virtually every U.S. soybean farmer is familiar with soybean cyst nematodes, or SCN, possibly the most ...

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 state in ...

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 ...

"Fight-or-flight" is not an option for plants, unfortunately, when it comes to pathogen attacks. Instead, plants opt for "do-or-die." A deeper insight into the genetic mechanisms that enable plants to ...