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NDSU scientist finds first SCN-positive field in northwestern ND

Sue Roesler
Nov 13, 2026
2 hrs ago

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SCN is a soil-borne microscopic roundworm that injures soybeans and other plants by penetrating, feeding, and reproducing on root tissue, according to NDSU.

Edson Ncube, NDSU Assistant Research Extension Center Specialist, talks at Williston Research Extension Center during summer field days. Ncube has found the first sample of SCN in northwestern North Dakota.

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Sue Roesler

WILLISTON, N.D. – Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is on the move from eastern to western North Dakota, as SCN was found after harvest in Williams County in the northwestern region of the state.

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