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EPA Registers Ilevo Seed Treatment for SDS and Nematodes

December 11, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Source: Bayer CropScience

EPA has approved Bayer CropSciences' application for the registration of Ilevo.

Soybean Cyst Nematode-Resistant Varieties Bring Better Yields, Profits

November 24, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

When you think of tightening your belt in crop production, it often means cutting your production costs while maintaining yield to increase profitability. The opposite can be just as effective: Maintaining your production costs while increasing yield will increase profitability.

Did The Cold Winter Kill Plant Diseases?

April 24, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: South Dakota State University

It has been a long cold winter with record low temperatures. This has led to some growers wondering if they still have to worry about plant diseases this growing season. As cold as it has been this winter, it may not have been cold enough for plant pathogens to die. Fungal pathogens have survival structures that enable them withstand very harsh weather conditions.

Preventing, Managing Nematodes In Soybeans

March 11, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Arkansas

Nematodes are common pests in many soybean fields in the state.

Beneficial Insects, Nematodes Unharmed By GM Crops

February 4, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Entomological Society of America

A large body of literature has shown that genetically-modified plants that produce proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) to protect themselves from insect pests have little to no effect on a wide range of nontarget insects. However, concerns about Bt crops still exist.

Are Soil Nematodes Beneficial Or Harmful?

December 30, 2013 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: By Christina Curell, Michigan State University Extension

Nematodes are often talked about in a quiet fearful voice. The image of the small microscopic worms can bring grown men to their knees. Unfortunately like many things in our world, a few? apples have ruined the entire bushel.

Sampling For Nematodes In Corn

June 21, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Greg LaBarge, Pierce Paul and Terry Niblack, Ohio State University

To confirm potentially damaging nematodes in corn, samples that contain both soil and root systems need to be submitted.

Soybean Farmers' Crops Facing Increased Risk Of Sudden Death Syndrome

May 28, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Iowa Soybean Association press release

This springs cool, wet weather is making it difficult for Iowa farmers to plant their soybeans and making it easier for a well-known pest to affect this years crop. Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS), a soil-borne fungus, is a disease that is highly dependent on the weather and the resistance level of the planted soybean varieties.

Soybean Researchers Identify Gene Needed For Nematode Resistant Varieties

October 28, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Missouri

Melissa Mitchum, a plant scientist and molecular nematologist at the University of Missouri, cloned the first gene linked to natural soybean cyst nematode resistance.

Soil Sample Soybean Fields Now For Soybean Cyst Nematodes

October 14, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Greg Tylka, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University

Fall is a perfect time to sample soybean fieldso for soybean cyst nematodes

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