Resistance vs. nematicides. Resistant germplasm is more reliable and cost-effective than nematicides in reducing SCN populations. Reduce weeds in fields, because weeds can also be SCN hosts. Manage SCN through crop selection. Henbit Winged pigweed Essential facts about SCN Yield loss of 30 percent of your crop is possible without any obvious problem until harvest.
Eggs can survive in the soil for many years even when a host plant is absent.
Nematode reproduction occurs on resistant soybeans. SCN moves every way that soil moves. SCN can be present in a field for many years before it is detected. SCN symptoms may look like those due to other causes. Production costs paid in part by the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council.