Soybean Cyst Nematode delivers $1.5 billion in yield losses each year in the United States. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Plant Pathologist Dylan Mangel says the nematodes continue to evolve. “The problem isn’t what management you’re using; the problem is people are not using management.” In a program called Nematode University, Syngenta Seedcare Product Lead Katie Jaeger highlighted the Victrato seed treatment. The molecule used in this product was first discovered in 2008 and field testing began in 2013. Victrato is awaiting registration and should be available for the 2026 growing season. “The performance is really unmatched,” said Jaeger. “The level of potency we’re able to achieve correlates to the level of performance that you’ll witness.”
