New method provides a tool to develop nematode-resistant soybean varieties
Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 15:22
in Health & Medicine
Soybean cyst nematode is the number one soybean pest worldwide, accounting for estimated annual losses of nearly $1.3 billion in the United States. Some soybean varieties have resistance to the tiny parasitic worms through conventional breeding of naturally occurring resistance genes, but the current level of resistance is becoming less reliable.