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Founded by the North Central Soybean Research Program --and funded by the Soybean Checkoff – this website is a portal to current, science-based information on soybean pests and diseases, from university soybean researchers throughout the 12-state region.

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SCN Resources


SCN Management Guide 5th Edition	Manage SCN for Better Yields - Iowa Soybean Association 2011	Understanding how Management Actions Influence SCN Populations - NCSRP project update

State

SCN recommendations and and Extension publications

SCN variety trial reports

Illinois

Soybean Varieties with SCN Resistance (pdf)

SCN --The Invisible Threat. Two-page color brochure on testing, management and variety selection using VIPS

Varietal Information Program for Illinois (VIPS)

Indiana

Soybean Cyst Nematode - online fact sheet

Winter Annual Weeds and Soybean Cyst Nematode Management WS-36 (pdf)

Iowa

soybeancyst.info - website

Manage SCN for Better Yields - Iowa Soybean Association 2011

Soybean Cyst Nematode Management Field Guide (Publication CSI-12) Order from ISU Extension at .

Soybean Cyst Nematode - describes the biology and management of SCN, with full-color photographs.

Scouting for SCN (pdf)

Interpreting SCN Soil Testing Results (pdf)

SCN Research and Extension - Tylka Lab

Soybean Cyst Nematode-Resistant Varieties for Iowa (updated annually, pdf)

SCN Field Guide

Kansas

Soybean Cyst Nematode (pdf)

Michigan

Selecting Soybean Cyst Nematode Resistant Varieties (pdf)

Michigan Variety Trials -searchable database includes SCN resistance criteria

Minnesota

The Soybean Cyst Nematode (pdf)

Soybean Cyst Nematode Management Guide

Minnesota Soybean Variety Trials —- includes performance of soybean varieties in SCN- infested and non-infested fields.

Missouri

Soybean Cyst Nematode: Diagnosis and Management

Nebraska

Soybean Cyst Nematode website

Soybean Cyst Nematode: Identification and Management (pdf fact sheet)

Soybean Cyst Nematode Variety Trials -

Soybean Cyst Nematode website

North Dakota

SCN Recommendations for North Dakota

Ohio

Soybean Cyst Nematode (factsheet -pdf)

Impact of SCN Resistance on SCN Pressure and Soybean Yield - C.O.R.N. Newsletter 2010-41

Best SCN Management Strategies for Ohio Soybean Producers - Table 1 in C.O.R.N. Newsletter 2010-41

South Dakota

Soybean cyst nematode in South Dakota

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Soybean Evaluation Program. See trial conducted at East Troy, WI in a SCN-infected field. Spring and fall SCN egg counts are reported.

Ontario, Canada

Ontario Variety Trial Publication (see Table 7 for SCN-resistant varieties)

Selected Research Publications

Soybean Cyst Nematode Management Reconsidered (pdf)
Terry Niblack, Plant Disease 89: .

Role of winter annual weeds as alternative hosts for soybean cyst nematode. Johnson, W. G., Creech, J. E., and Mock, V. A. 2008. Crop Management 10:1094 (pdf)

Effect of soybean cyst nematode on growth of dry bean in the field. Poromarto, S. H., Nelson, B. D., and Goswami, R. S. 2010. Plant Disease 94:.

Reproduction of soybean cyst nematode on dry bean cultivars adapted to North Dakota and northern Minnesota. Poromarto, S. H., and Nelson, B. D. 2009. Plant Disease. 93:507-511.

Soybean Cyst Nematode Reduces Soybean Yield Without Causing Obvious Aboveground Symptoms (pdf)
Plant Disease 87: 623-628.

Heterodera glycines Infection Increases Incidence and Severity of Brown Stem Rot in Both Resistant and Susceptible Soybean. (pdf) Plant Disease 87: 665 - 661.

Soil pH Influences Soybean Disease Potential (pdf)
The Yields II Project: Research-Based Management Information

Plant Health Initiative

SCN Resources