Management practices for SCN fall into five categories. Spring tooth harrow carrying soil infested with soybean cyst nematode. Plant Health Maintenance Plants that have adequate moisture and fertility are better able to withstand SCN infection. Consequently, it is more critical for maximizing yield to maintain proper fertility and soil pH levels in SCN-infested land than in uninfested land. It is also important to control other plant diseases, as well as insect and weed pests.
Weakened plants are more susceptible to the yield-suppressing effect of the nematode.
Sanitation Common sense sanitation practices can be very effective in delaying the spread of SCN to uninfested land. If only certain fields on a farm are infested with SCN, plowing, planting, and cultivating of these fields should be done after uninfested fields have been worked. After working in infested fields, equipment should be thoroughly cleaned with high pressure water or steam. Seed grown on infested land should not be used for planting uninfested fields unless the seed has been properly cleaned. SCN may be spread in soil peds associated with the seed.