Horacio Lopez-Nicora

So we may be, like you mentioned Alevo, for example, it's great for SDS, sudden death syndrome. And we know that there's an interaction that may be going on between the nematode and that fungus. So that could give some extra protection there for the plant.

So we may be, like you mentioned Alevo, for example, it's great for SDS, sudden death syndrome. And we know that there's an interaction that may be going on between the nematode and that fungus. So that could give some extra protection there for the plant.

So the life cycle in general, it's one month. I mean, this is rough, right? You know, depending on the conditions you give it, it's going to be 27 days. It's going to be a little bit over a month. But in one month, you will have the female completing that life cycle, being fertilized and laying eggs. On average, 250 eggs. That's a field average.

So the life cycle in general, it's one month. I mean, this is rough, right? You know, depending on the conditions you give it, it's going to be 27 days. It's going to be a little bit over a month. But in one month, you will have the female completing that life cycle, being fertilized and laying eggs. On average, 250 eggs. That's a field average.

So the life cycle in general, it's one month. I mean, this is rough, right? You know, depending on the conditions you give it, it's going to be 27 days. It's going to be a little bit over a month. But in one month, you will have the female completing that life cycle, being fertilized and laying eggs. On average, 250 eggs. That's a field average.

And that can happen three to four, maybe five times in one season, which is, you know, huge in the sense that we start with very low soybean cyst nematode. And that's a comment that I always get from my growers when we have conversations about this. I don't have to worry about soybean cyst nematode. I have very little soybean cyst nematode. And when you have low numbers of soybean cyst nematode,

And that can happen three to four, maybe five times in one season, which is, you know, huge in the sense that we start with very low soybean cyst nematode. And that's a comment that I always get from my growers when we have conversations about this. I don't have to worry about soybean cyst nematode. I have very little soybean cyst nematode. And when you have low numbers of soybean cyst nematode,

And that can happen three to four, maybe five times in one season, which is, you know, huge in the sense that we start with very low soybean cyst nematode. And that's a comment that I always get from my growers when we have conversations about this. I don't have to worry about soybean cyst nematode. I have very little soybean cyst nematode. And when you have low numbers of soybean cyst nematode,

for some reason, that relationship with the ability to reproduce very fast is inverse. So it's inversely related to the reproduction factor, which means the lower nematodes you have, the faster they will reproduce. In one season, that number can explode very easily. And it makes sense, right?

for some reason, that relationship with the ability to reproduce very fast is inverse. So it's inversely related to the reproduction factor, which means the lower nematodes you have, the faster they will reproduce. In one season, that number can explode very easily. And it makes sense, right?

for some reason, that relationship with the ability to reproduce very fast is inverse. So it's inversely related to the reproduction factor, which means the lower nematodes you have, the faster they will reproduce. In one season, that number can explode very easily. And it makes sense, right?

You have more root for fewer nematodes, and each one can complete a life cycle in one month and lay on average 250 eggs.

You have more root for fewer nematodes, and each one can complete a life cycle in one month and lay on average 250 eggs.

You have more root for fewer nematodes, and each one can complete a life cycle in one month and lay on average 250 eggs.

That's a great question. You know what? There's a gap in research in terms of survival of the eggs, but not only survival of the eggs, also the hatching mechanism, which is fascinating. The nematode, you know, those eggs within that dead female, when the female dies, it will enclose eggs within that female. And the dead female is what we call the cyst.

That's a great question. You know what? There's a gap in research in terms of survival of the eggs, but not only survival of the eggs, also the hatching mechanism, which is fascinating. The nematode, you know, those eggs within that dead female, when the female dies, it will enclose eggs within that female. And the dead female is what we call the cyst.

That's a great question. You know what? There's a gap in research in terms of survival of the eggs, but not only survival of the eggs, also the hatching mechanism, which is fascinating. The nematode, you know, those eggs within that dead female, when the female dies, it will enclose eggs within that female. And the dead female is what we call the cyst.

It melanizes, it oxidizes, it becomes very protective of those eggs. And those can last for a long period of time. We're talking about 10 years or more. Wow. Now, the hatching process is one that we... I think still have more to learn. We know that there is a batch, a cohort of those eggs in the soil that will hatch when the temperature, you know, hits a little bit warmer, you know, point.

It melanizes, it oxidizes, it becomes very protective of those eggs. And those can last for a long period of time. We're talking about 10 years or more. Wow. Now, the hatching process is one that we... I think still have more to learn. We know that there is a batch, a cohort of those eggs in the soil that will hatch when the temperature, you know, hits a little bit warmer, you know, point.

It melanizes, it oxidizes, it becomes very protective of those eggs. And those can last for a long period of time. We're talking about 10 years or more. Wow. Now, the hatching process is one that we... I think still have more to learn. We know that there is a batch, a cohort of those eggs in the soil that will hatch when the temperature, you know, hits a little bit warmer, you know, point.