Sudden death syndrome (SDS) and soybean cyst nematode (SCN) are two of the most devastating soybean diseases currently af­­fecting the U.S. soybean crop, costing U.S. producers close to $2 billion in lost revenue.

Infection from both diseases often occurs early in the growing season, whereas the symptoms of these pathogens are often not evident to producers until later in the season when management...