Heterodera glycines, better known as the soybean cyst nematode (SCN), is the most damaging pathogen of soybean in the North Central Region of the USA. This nematode is particularly problematic because viable eggs can persist in the soil for years, making this disease difficult to manage. A control strategy that would limit SCN egg hatch would be the most effective way to disrupt a critical point in the nematodes' life cycle. Commonly used nematicides do not kill nematode eggs, but newly discovered SCN viruses reproduce in nematode eggs and lower their viability. The goal of this project is to quantify the extent of damage SCN viruses inflict on the nematode in laboratory and field SCN...
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