Brown stem rot is a common soybean disease in the north central U.S. that can cut yields up to 15%. 1 It’s one of a trifecta of associated conditions you should monitor carefully — the others being ...

U.S. soybean farmers face a $1 billion problem each year in the form of yield losses from soybean cyst nematode (SCN). 1 Yet rather than throw up your hands in defeat, get down in the soil and get ...

Root-knot nematodes (RKN, Meloidogynespp.) are microscopic roundworms that feed on plant roots. M. incognita, the Southern root-knot nematode, is the most common RKN species in the region. Once RKN ...

New research shows that parasitic nematodes, responsible for infecting more than a billion people globally, carry viruses that may solve the puzzle of why some cause serious diseases. The findings are ...

Hong Kong Polytechnic University scientists report that multigenerational exposure to microplastic-contaminated prey reverses natural food preferences in nematodes, revealing a learned attraction to ...

The oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) is a staple of many kinds of cuisine, prized for its mild flavors and a scent vaguely hinting at anise. These cream-colored mushrooms are also one of several ...

A new study opens new avenues for combating soybean cyst nematodes, the most damaging pest for U.S. soybean crops. Targeting a newly discovered vulnerability in the signals that cyst nematodes use to ...

Roundworms that feed on plants cause approximately $100 billion in annual global crop damage. Now researchers have made a patent-pending discovery that certain enzymes in roundworms, called nematodes, ...