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High SCN populations thrive despite extremely cold winter
2014-04-08 06:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
GREENSBORO, N.C., USA, April 8, 2014 – The record low temperatures over the past few months may reduce some pest populations this spring, but university and Syngenta experts predict soybean cyst nematodes (SCN) will still threaten yields. “Many growers hope the cold weather we’ve been experiencing will help decrease pest populations,” said Dale Ireland, Ph.D., seed treatment technical product lead at Syngenta. “But it doesn’t affect SCN.” read more
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