Syngenta said Wednesday it is encouraging soybean growers to develop a proactive plan to protect their yields from soybean cyst nematode (SCN) as they prepare for the 2016 growing season.
SCN is a microscopic parasite that does a large amount of damage to soybean crops, destroying 30 percent of soybean yield in the United States each year.
SCN is the leading source of soybean yield loss because SCN stresses the plant and causes them to be more susceptible to other diseases.
“Because SCN is hidden under the soil, growers don’t realize the extent of their problem until they soil sample and/or begin to notice lower yields,” Syngenta
Seedcare Technical Product Lead
Dale Ireland said. “Direct feeding, infection and stress caused by SCN allow additional diseases and yield losses to occur.”
Syngenta advises farmers to rotate crops, plant SCN-resistant varieties, use a seed-applied nematicide and sample soil after every second soybean crop. Additionally, farmers can treat seeds with Clariva Complete Beans seed treatment, which has a combination of a nematicide, an insecticide and three fungicides. To prevent sudden death syndrome (SDS), growers can add Mertect 340-F to Clariva Complete Beans.
“There are several options in the tool box to manage SCN,” Ireland said. “You need to utilize all the tools available. A proactive SCN management program is required to protect your soybeans from increased losses and improve your return on investment.”
More Stories
- CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE: CDFA Announces one Vacancy on the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee
- AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION: Support Ag Literacy Through the AFB Foundation for Agriculture’s Online Silent Auction
- AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION: Farm Bureau: Members Accept Leadership Roles on National Committees
- CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE: CDFA Office of the Farm to Fork Invites Application for 2021 Farm to School Grants
- CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE: CDFA Awards Funding to Support Agricultural Education and Leadership Opportunities as part of the Calag Plate Program
- AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION: AFBF Welcomes Nomination of Katherine Tai for U.S. Trade Representative
- CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE: CDFA Announces Vacancies on Feed Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcomittee
- AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION: AFBF Stands-Up for Farmers in Predatory Shakedown
- CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE: CFDA Issues Stop Use Notice and Statewide Quarantine on Organic Fertilizer AGRO Gold WS
- AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION: Registration Open for American Farm Bureau Virtual Convention, Featuring Mike Rowe, Rorke Denver and Beth Ford