A team of MIT researchers has developed a system that helps agricultural sprays stick to plant leaves, cutting down on ...

Disrupting 'communication' with plants could limit soybean cyst nematode infections Date: April 18, 2025 Source: Iowa State University Summary: A new study opens new avenues for combating soybean ...

Cyst nematodes produce their effectors in their esophageal glands. In prior research, Baum’s lab sequenced both the whole genome of the soybean cyst nematode and the transcriptome of its gland cells, ...

Agmatix, a leading provider of AI-powered agronomic solutions, today announced a strategic collaboration with BASF, one of the world's largest chemical and agricultural solutions companies, to ...

The nematode forms abnormal growths, or knots, in soybean plant roots that disrupt water and nutrient uptake, essentially starving the plants.

Northarvest Bean Growers Association is funding test kits for dry edible bean growers to test the soil for soybean cyst nematodes, which can severely impact yields in soybeans and dry beans.

Besides, the use of nematicides only reduces nematodes populations temporarily. A viable alternative for the control of soil nematodes could be the use of Crotalaria spp. in succession or rotation ...

What would you do if you had $330,000 to spend on anything you wanted? That is the amount of money his family’s medium-sized farm in southwest Iowa has lost to soybean cyst nematodes over the ...

When it comes to soybean adversaries, there is no threat bigger than soybean cyst nematode (SCN). The cheeky interloper hitchhikes into fields and steals yield — all while unscrupulously multiplying ...

New Gene Discovery Will Help Combat Soybean Cyst Nematode As the costliest pest in the U.S. for soybeans, this breakthrough means there will finally be options to develop varieties with enhanced ...