Beet cyst nematode is an increasing threat to British sugar beet crops and growers are urged to ramp up soil testing efforts ...

Their efforts pave the way toward a novel approach to combating infection. "Cyst nematodes are crop specific and, in addition to sugar beets, attack the roots of corn, tobacco, soybeans and most ...

Cultural controls and nursery hygiene are essential — nematodes are readily spread by overhead irrigation or propagation mist ...

In a first-of-its-kind initiative, over 100 agricultural scientists from across the country convened to address the growing threat of nematodes — a major cause of crop losses, resulting in an ...

Scientists from the University of Tennessee have made a major breakthrough in understanding how tomato plants respond to root-knot nematodes, a parasitic pest that contributes to significant crop ...

Skin-penetrating nematodes are excreted in the feces of an infected host, and then enter the ground to wait for a new host. When they infect a new host, they can cause serious illnesses.

Soybean growers across the globe face a silent but devastating threat: the soybean cyst nematode (SCN). This microscopic pathogen attacks soybean roots, jeopardizing crop yields and causing more ...

Biologists have discovered that the nematodes respond differently to carbon dioxide at different stages in their life cycle, which could help scientists find ways to prevent or cure infections by ...