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Topic: SCN

Tackling SCN with technology

WORKING TO IDENTIFY MORE RESISTANT GENES

February 2023 - SOYBEAN CYST NEMATODES (SCN) pose a major threat to soybean production. While growers are currently managing the pest by using resistant soybean varieties, the sources of resistant genes are very limited, and resistance is breaking…
Testing for SCN

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

November 2022 - THE CORNERSTONE OF managing soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is planting SCN resistance varieties, but effective SCN management does not end when you have selected your soybean varieties. It is imperative to know not only your…
The SCN crisis

FINDING SOLUTIONS

March 2022 - SOYBEAN CYST NEMATODE (SCN), a devastating root-attacking field pest, is estimated to have cost farmers in Ontario and the United States $1 billion (USD) annually between 2010 and 2019. While Ontario farmers have access to…