Yield tests highlight options in battle against nematodes

Benjamin Herrold
Jan 10, 2025
Jan 10, 2025

Iowa State University’s SCN-resistant soybean yield trials study how soybeans perform from year to year.
Photo courtesy Greg Tylka/Iowa State University

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Iowa State University Extension professor and researcher Greg Tylka has been studying the performance of soybean cyst nematode-resistant soybeans for decades, helping farmers understand their options and how the resistant varieties perform.

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