Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the number one yield-robbing pest in soybeans in the United States, affecting over 200,000 growers and costing them an estimated $1.5 billion in yield annually.

For years, nematologists like Baum have been studying effectors in the hope that targeting them could reduce infections by cyst nematodes, which are also prevalent in other crops such as sugar beets ...

Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the most costly pest in U.S. soybeans today, routinely reducing yields in affected fields by 5 bushels or more per acre, according to the Crop Protection Network.

Support from Northarvest Bean Growers Association and U.S. Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grants has allowed researchers at North Dakota State University to look at ways to manage ...

For years, nematologists like Baum have been studying effectors in hope that targeting them could reduce infections by cyst nematodes, which also are prevalent in other crops such as sugar beets and ...

Researchers identified a single protein in cyst nematodes that triggers dozens ... are prevalent in other crops such as sugar beets and potatoes. Those efforts have been a bit of a whack-a-mole ...

A photo of a cyst nematode's head viewed through a high-power ... which also are prevalent in other crops such as sugar beets and potatoes. Those efforts have been a bit of a whack-a-mole game ...