Nematodes are far more prevalent and a more serious problem than many farmers think. This was the important message conveyed by Dr Driekie Fourie, technical product lead for Syngenta Seedcare in Africa and the Middle East during a panel discussion with Yolandi Furniss, marketing lead, Syngenta Seedcare South Africa, at the International Seed Federation’s World Seed Congress. The conference was hosted by the South African National Seed Organisation and held recently in Cape Town.
Nematodes are commonly referred to as roundworms. Microscopically small and mostly transparent, they can usually not
