Soybean farmers around the world face a persistent and costly enemy hidden beneath the soil: soybean cyst nematode (SCN), a ...

As reported by Brownfield, researchers appear to have developed a new line of defense against soybean cyst nematodes, a ...

Bridget Hatfield (Technical Services Manager, Kemin Crop Technologies): “Nematodes are incredibly diverse and often very ...

Root-knot nematodes (RKN, Meloidogynespp.) are microscopic roundworms that feed on plant roots. M. incognita, the Southern root-knot nematode, is the most common RKN species in the region. Once RKN ...

Here’s a quick overview of the types of nematodes (microscopic, thread-like worms) most likely lurking in your fields – and their symptoms. They could be stealing more yield than you realize… ...

Q: We planted some nice pine trees about four years ago. They have been doing great and looked healthy until this summer. We first noticed that the top of one of the trees had some dead branches. Now, ...

Purdue University researchers have identified several soybean varieties that grow well in areas of the Midwest like southern Indiana and are resistant to root-knot nematodes, a plant-destroying ...

Recently, scientists from the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science provided new insights into the correlation between cucurbit root volatiles and ...

Although most of us enjoy a mild winter, they might be starting to cause some problems in area gardens. Mild winters can allow root-knot nematodes to become established in the garden. These are not ...

Ecological Bulletins, No. 25, Soil Organisms as Components of Ecosystems (1977), pp. 340-347 (8 pages) The distribution of plant roots and nematodes was investigated in a 15-20 year old Scots pine ...