Reniform Nematode Reproduction on Soybean Cultivars and Breeding Lines in 2016

The reniform nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis) causes considerable damage and yield loss to cotton in the United States from the middle-Atlantic states south and west to Texas. Presently no commercial upland cotton varieties have reniform nematode resistance, however several sources of reniform nematode resistance exist in soybean. The use of reniform nematode resistant soybean in a rotation with cotton can be a useful management option to control this pest. This shows the resistance of soybean varieties and lines in 2016 greenhouse tests.