Curt Arens GET RIGHT RESISTANCE: One way to beat SCN is to rotate the source of resistance in soybean seed, or rotate to a nonhost crop. Manage now through seed selection and sampling to beat the pest. Kyle Broderick, Tamra Jackson-Ziems and Melissa Bartels | Apr 08, 2021 Planting will be here before we know it. Management decisions can be made now to reduce losses caused by some important diseases. The most damaging pathogen of soybeans is soybean cyst nematode. If you have confirmed SCN on your farm, it’s important to actively manage them to reduce population densities and keep them low to minimize the damage they can cause.