Photo Caption: The evaluation of experimental bermudagrass cultivars BA 132 and PI 291590 resistant to sting nematode along with commercial cultivars ‘Tifway’, ‘TifSport’ and ‘Celebration’ is underway ...
Farmers seeing disappointing soybean yields despite healthy-looking fields now have a resource that helps them dig deeper ...
Plant-parasitic nematodes are microscopic worms that inflict substantial yield losses on a wide range of crops worldwide. Conventional chemical nematicides often pose environmental and human-health ...
Farmers like North Dakota's Jay Myers are combining soil testing, alternative resistance sources and crop rotation to stay ...
Chelsea Dinterman grew up in rural Maryland where she was active in 4-H and FFA. She spent a year working for an agricultural newspaper in Southeast Kansas before joining the Successful Farming team ...
The significant threat posed by potato cyst nematode (PCN) in many potato-growing areas is making variety choice a key component of a sustainable production system. With nematicides facing an ...
Every year, cotton growers in Texas and Oklahoma battle an unforeseen enemy—cotton nematodes. Unless you have a microscope, it is literally the invisible purveyor of death and destruction to cotton ...
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the number one yield-robbing pest in soybeans in the United States, affecting over 200,000 growers and costing them an estimated $1.5 billion in yield annually.¹ Despite ...
Researchers have shown how nematodes use smell to seek out uninfected insects, which they then enter and kill. The findings support the group's long-term goal of improving how gardeners and the ...
A new three-year project aims to tackle the spread of plant parasitic nematodes in potatoes and daffodils using cover crops. Potato cyst nematodes (PCN) are a growing problem in Scotland, with the ...
Photo Caption: The evaluation of experimental bermudagrass cultivars BA 132 and PI 291590 resistant to sting nematode along with commercial cultivars ‘Tifway’, ‘TifSport’ and ‘Celebration’ is underway ...