As more Illinois farmers turn to cover crops to boost soil health, reduce erosion, and improve water quality, a key question remains: how do cover crops impact one of soybean’s most persistent threats—soybean cyst nematode (SCN)?
With SCN present in more than 80% of Illinois fields, understanding how management practices affect populations is critical. That’s exactly what a team led by Dr. Jason Bond and Dr. Ahmad Fakhoury of Southern Illinois University, along with agronomist John Pike of Pike Ag, set out to study in an Illinois Soybean checkoff-funded project.
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