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Management of Soybean Cyst Nematode and Sudden Death Syndrome with Nematode-Protectant Seed Treatments Across Multiple Environments in Soybean

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    Authors and Affiliations
    • Kaitlyn M. Bissonnette1
    • Jefferson Barizon1
    • Eric Adee2
    • Keith A. Ames3
    • Talon Becker3
    • Meghan Biggs1
    • Carl A. Bradley4
    • Mariama Brown5
    • Emmanuel Byamukama6
    • Martin I. Chilvers7
    • Travis R. Faske8
    • Chelsea J. Harbach9
    • Tamra A. Jackson-Ziems10
    • Yuba R. Kandel11
    • Nathan M. Kleczewski2
    • Alyssa M. Koehler12
    • Samuel G. Markell13
    • Daren S. Mueller11
    • Daniel A. Sjarpe1
    • Damon L. Smith14
    • Darcy E. P. Telenko5
    • Albert U. Tenuta15
    1. 1Division of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, U.S.A.
    2. 2Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Topeka, KS 66618, U.S.A.
    3. 3Department of Crop Science, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, U.S.A.
    4. 4Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky, Princeton, KY 42445, U.S.A.
    5. 5Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, U.S.A.
    6. 6South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, U.S.A.
    7. 7Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, U.S.A.
    8. 8Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas System, Lonoke, AR 72086, U.S.A.
    9. 9Department of Crop Science, University of Illinois, Monmouth, IL 61462, U.S.A.
    10. 10Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583, U.S.A.
    11. 11Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, U.S.A.
    12. 12Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Georgetown, DE 19947, U.S.A.
    13. 13Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58102, U.S.A.
    14. 14Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, U.S.A.
    15. 15Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs, Ridgetown, ON N0P2C0, Canada

    Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-23-0292-RE

    As soybean (Glycine max) production continues to expand in the United States and Canada, so do pathogens and pests that directly threaten soybean yield potential and economic returns for farmers. One such pathogen is the soybean cyst nematode (SCN; Heterodera glycines). SCN has traditionally been managed using SCN-resistant cultivars and rotation with nonhost crops, but the interaction of SCN with sudden death syndrome (SDS; caused by Fusarium virguliforme) in the field makes management more difficult. Nematode-protectant seed treatments have become options for SCN and SDS management. The objectives of this study were to evaluate nematode-protectant seed treatments for their effects on (i) early and full season SCN reproduction, (ii) foliar symptoms and root-rot caused by SDS, and (iii) soybean yield across environments accounting for the above factors. Using a standard protocol, field trials were implemented in 13 states and one Canadian province from 2019 to 2021 constituting 51 site-years. Six nematode-protectant seed treatment products were compared with a fungicide + insecticide base treatment and a nontreated check. Initial (at soybean planting) and final (at soybean harvest) SCN egg populations were enumerated, and SCN females were extracted from roots and counted at 30 to 35 days postplanting. Foliar disease index (FDX) and root rot caused by the SDS pathogen were evaluated, and yield data were collected for each plot. No seed treatment offered significant nematode control versus the nontreated check for in-season and full-season nematode response, no matter the initial SCN population or FDX level. Of all treatments, ILEVO (fluopyram) and Saltro (pydiflumetofen) provided more consistent increases in yield over the nontreated check in a broader range of SCN environments, even when FDX level was high.

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