2020
Investigating Alternative Nematicides and Continued Grower Education for Improved Soybean Cyst Nematode Management
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Contributor/Checkoff:
South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
NematodePest
Parent Project:
Investigating Alternative Nematicides and Continued Grower Education for Improved Soybean Cyst Nematode Management
Lead Principal Investigator:
Emmanuel Byamukama, South Dakota State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council
$30,000
Institution Funded:
South Dakota State University
$30,000
Brief Project Summary:

The soybean cyst nematode is difficult to manage because it inhabits the soil and can survive up to 10 years without a host, therefore it is not practically possible to eradicate SCN. Management of SCN requires a concerted effort that includes grower awareness, use of resistant/tolerant soybean cultivars, supplemented by nematicide seed treatments where SCN population density in the soil is high. Researchers will offer free SCN testing for SD soybean producers with this project. They will also investigate nematode-infecting viruses that could be used as biological control agents against SCN. This may result in adopting effective SCN management practices and development of alternative management approaches.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension specialists

Information And Results
Final Project Results

The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.