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PIDC Dos and Don'ts - Field Crops Edition

June 15, 2023 9:50 AM
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We’re well into the growing season in Iowa. We are in full swing in the Plant & Insect Diagnostic Clinic (PIDC) as growers, certified crop consultants, and field agronomists start to notice problems in their fields. While there is information on our PIDC webpage (https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/pidc) about the services that we provide, with some sample snafus this spring, I figured it was time to write a brief blog article to remind you here, too.

Fall is a Great Time to Sample Fields for SCN – Especially in 2020

October 7, 2020
person collecting samples in field

Fall is an ideal time to collect soil cores from fields to determine if the soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is present and to assess the population densities (numbers). There are reasons to sample fields in which soybeans and corn were grown in 2020. Multiple private soil testing laboratories can process samples for SCN as can the ISU Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic. Guidelines for fall SCN soil samples are provided in this article.

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