News tagged with soybean cyst nematode

K-State research team receives patent to control destructive parasite

A recently patented invention from a Kansas State University research team aims to control a devastating parasite that causes millions of dollars in crop damage each year.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New ARS-Developed Soybean Line Resists Key Nematode

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new soybean line developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists is good news for growers. The line, JTN-5109, is effective against the most virulent soybean cyst nematode, called ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Computers aid in cracking deception in plants

If the growing presence of computer 'geeks' on television crime shows is any indicator, computers are increasingly becoming essential tools for detecting and combating skullduggery. However, television detectives ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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New and old threats to soybean production

University of Illinois researchers identified the top pathogens, pests and weeds affecting soybean production in a recent article in Food Security. Soybean aphid, soybean rust, soybean cyst nematode, Sclerotina stem rot an ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers Discover Dual-Use Sexual Attraction and Population-Control Chemicals in Nematodes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Organisms ranging from humans to plants to the lowliest bacterium use molecules to communicate. Some chemicals trigger the various stages of an organism's development, and still others are used to attract ...

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created Aug 01, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Researchers find dual-use sexual attraction and population-control chemicals in nematodes

Organisms ranging from humans to plants to the lowliest bacterium use molecules to communicate. Some chemicals trigger the various stages of an organism's development, and still others are used to attract members of the opposite ...

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created Jul 31, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (15) | comments 0

Soybean varieties viable in southern Indiana, resistant to root-knot nematode

Purdue University researchers have identified several soybean varieties that grow well in areas of the Midwest like southern Indiana and are resistant to root-knot nematodes, a plant-destroying parasite with ...

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created Mar 20, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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