GREENSBORO, N.C., USA – As preparation for the 2016 planting season begins, Syngenta encourages growers to develop a proactive plan to protect their yields from soybean cyst nematode (SCN). SCN is a microscopic parasite that causes unseen damage and steals yield potential. As the most detrimental pest to soybeans in the U.S., SCN often destroys 30 percent of yields with no obvious aboveground symptoms, according to
University of Illinois Extension.
SCN infects soybean at the roots. Juvenile nematodes penetrate into the tissue and leave behind unprotected wounds, which lead to dwarfed or stunted plants with weak roots. These compromised root systems reduce the plant’s ability to take up moisture and nutrients and cause potential yield loss. Weaker plants with wounds are also more susceptible to infection by soilborne pathogens, leading to increased damage from diseases like sudden death syndrome (SDS) and brown stem rot.
“Because SCN is hidden under the soil, growers don’t realize the extent of their problem until they soil sample and/or begin to notice lower yields,” said Dale Ireland, Ph.D., Seedcare technical product lead at Syngenta. “Direct feeding, infection and stress caused by SCN allow additional diseases and yield losses to occur.”
To manage SCN, Ireland recommends rotating crops, planting SCN-resistant varieties, using a seed-applied nematicide and soil sampling after every second soybean crop. He also stresses the importance of keeping fields clean from alternative SCN-host winter weeds, such as henbit and purple deadnettle, to maintain protection offered by genetic SCN-resistance sources.
He also recommends treating seed with
Clariva® Complete Beans seed treatment, a combination of separately registered products. Because it contains a nematicide, an insecticide and three fungicides, it provides crops with triple pest protection during the critical early-growth stage.
For additional activity against SDS, growers can add
Mertect® 340-F to Clariva Complete Beans. This treatment regime protects high-value soybeans with a combination of direct and indirect activity on SDS.
“There are several options in the tool box to manage SCN,” Ireland said. “You need to utilize all the tools available. A proactive SCN management program is required to protect your soybeans from increased losses and improve your return on investment.”
To learn more about protecting yields from SCN and related diseases like SDS, visit the
Tools to Grow More Soybeans resource page. Join the conversation online – connect with us at
social.SyngentaUS.com.
About Syngenta
Syngenta is a leading agriculture company helping to improve global food security by enabling millions of farmers to make better use of available resources. Through world class science and innovative crop solutions, our 28,000 people in over 90 countries are working to transform how crops are grown. We are committed to rescuing land from degradation, enhancing biodiversity and revitalizing rural communities. To learn more visit
www.syngenta.com and
www.goodgrowthplan.com. Follow us on Twitter
® at
www.twitter.com/Syngenta and
www.twitter.com/SyngentaUS.
Media Contacts:
Bev Larson
612-656-8382
bev.larson@syngenta.com
Miriam Williamson
919-870-5718
mwilliamson@gscommunications.com
Web Resources:
Soybean Crop Page
Clariva Complete Beans
Mertect 340-F fungicide
Syngenta News Room
Know More, Grow More
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains forward-looking statements, which can be identified by terminology such as ‘expect’, ‘would’, ‘will’, ‘potential’, ‘plans’, ‘prospects’, ‘estimated’, ‘aiming’, ‘on track’ and similar expressions. Such statements may be subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from these statements. We refer you to Syngenta's publicly available filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for information about these and other risks and uncertainties. Syngenta assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changed assumptions or other factors. This document does not constitute, or form part of, any offer or invitation to sell or issue, or any solicitation of any offer, to purchase or subscribe for any ordinary shares in Syngenta AG, or Syngenta ADSs, nor shall it form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract there for.
©2015 Syngenta, 410 S Swing Rd, Greensboro, NC 27409. Important: Always read and follow label instructions. Some crop protection products may not be registered for sale or use in all states or counties. Please check with your local extension service to ensure registration status. Clariva Complete Beans is an on-seed application of Clariva pn and CruiserMaxx Vibrance. Clariva®, CruiserMaxx®, Mertect®, Vibrance®, the Alliance Frame, the Purpose Icon and the Syngenta logo are registered trademarks of a Syngenta Group Company. Twitter® is a registered trademark of Twitter, Inc.
Syngenta hereby disclaims any liability for Third Party websites referenced herein