Soybean cyst nematodes (SCN) are the most damaging pathogen affecting soybeans in the U.S. and Canada, capable of reducing soybean yields by 20 or more bushels per acre.
Join the editors of No-Till Farmer for our product demonstration webinar with Indigo Ag, featuring two industry experts who will share practical knowledge and innovative solutions to help you manage SCN effectively.
Dr. Greg Tylka (Iowa State University) will discuss the basics of SCN. This will include a discussion of what nematodes are, how to know if you have a nematode problem, and basic integrated pest management strategies for controlling nematodes.
Dr. David Hubert (Indigo Ag) will discuss how bionematicides are an effective addition to any pest management plan to combat SCN. Specifically, he will present scientific data on Indigo’s newly introduced bionematicide biotrinsic® Nemora™. Nemora™ is a live bacterial bionematicide that seeks out nematode eggs and prevents them from hatching.
You Will Learn About
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Soybean Cyst Nematodes (SCN) and how they impact soybean plants
- How to determine whether they have an SCN problem and what to do about it
- biotrinsic®Nemora™, a new bionematicide from Indigo Ag
- Why Nemora™ is the ideal nematicide for no-till farmers
- The science behind how Nemora™ works
This webinar is sponsored by Indigo Ag.
About the Speakers
David Hubert – Director of Plant Microbe Interactions, Indigo Ag
Dr. David Hubert received his PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His PhD research focused on the genetic pathways that allow plants to recognize pathogens and mount an effective immune response. After earning his PhD, David began working on discovering and evaluating new products for farmers, initially on identifying novel traits to improve crop genetics. David set up and led a team focused on developing novel methods to measure trait performance across pathogen stress, environmental stress, and herbicide resistance traits in both controlled environments and under field conditions. Next, David shifted his research interests to biological control of plant pathogens, which led to his joining Indigo Ag in 2019. Dr. Hubert is currently the Director of Plant Microbe Interactions at Indigo, leading a team of researchers at our Research Triangle Park, NC location, discovering and characterizing beneficial microbes in controlled environment conditions. This research covers microbes responsible for improved nutrient use efficiency, protection from soilborne fungal pathogens as well as nematodes.
Greg Tylka – Professor, Iowa State University
Greg Tylka earned a PhD in plant pathology, studying the soybean cyst nematode (SCN) at the University of Georgia, after which he joined the faculty at Iowa State University in 1990. Tylka has research and Extension responsibilities on the biology and management of plant-parasitic nematodes, primarily working with SCN. In the mid 2010s Tylka's summary of results of resistant variety evaluation field experiments illustrated the steady loss of effectiveness of widely used PI 88788 SCN resistance in Iowa beginning in 2001. These research results served as the rationale for organizing and launching the public-private partnership known as the SCN Coalition.
