Field Sampling Essential to Manage Soybean Cyst Nematode

Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the most damaging soybean pest in the United States. It can decrease yields substantially without inducing obvious symptoms. Consequently, sampling fields with no symptoms is the only way to detect SCN before it becomes an economic problem. This Crop Insights describes the SCN life cycle, damage symptoms, effective sampling to detect an SCN problem, and management practices to help control the pest.

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