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Fight Back Against Nematodes with Cover Crops

By Sarah Hill posted on November 6, 2019

Nematodes. Some types of these microscopic roundworms can be beneficial, but some are also parasites, causing serious damage to plant roots or even killing crops. There has been some research published about the ability of cover crops to manage plant-parasitic nematodes, since the roundworms can only move very short distances on their own.

Some Cover Crops Host Soybean Cyst Nematodes

September 18, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

There are some cover crops that may host unwanted pests through the winter. There are plenty of agronomic incentives to plant cover crops this fall, but for fields infested with Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) there’s one watch-out: Don’t feed the nematodes. Learn more in this article from the Iowa AgriBusiness Radio Network.

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