Survey of soybean cyst nematode population abundance and virulence phenotypes in the Sanjiang Plain of Heilongjiang Province, China
By: Lu XueQing, Lu YiFeng, Li YanSheng, You Jia, Sobhi F. Lamlom, Wang JiaJun, Sui Yueyu and Hu YanFeng
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Submitted on: Feb 28, 2026
Accepted on: Jun 8, 2026
Published on: Jul 30, 2026
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