Agronomic Research Trials
 

The following information is a listing of additional agronomic research that was conducted at the Carrington Research Extension Center in 2001.  CREC and other NDSU research staff provide this list to illustrate specific research issues that are being addressed.  The listing briefly describes the trial and indicates project leaders and/or collaborators.  Results of this work are normally available at some later date. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of trials conducted, followed by project leaders and/or collaborators and NDSU department.

Germplasm Evaluation/Cultivar Development

Alfalfa: Evaluation of alfalfa varieties (3); Meyer (Plant Science)

Barley: 2-row plant breeder nurseries; Franckowiak (Plant Science)

Barley: 6-row plant breeder nurseries; Horsley (Plant Science)

Camelina: Evaluation of a winter type; Kings/CREC

Canola quality Juncea: Comparison of performance and quality; AgPro/CREC

Chickpea: Regional breeder nursery; Muehlbauer (WSU/USDA)/CREC

Crambe: Evaluation of advance experimental cultivars; Hammond (Plant Science)/CREC

Durum: Uniform Regional Durum Nursery (2); Elias (Plant Science)/CREC

Field Pea: Regional breeder nursery; Muehlbauer (WSU)USDA)/CREC

Flax: Plant breeder nurseries; Hammond (Plant Science)

Juneberry: Evaluation of varieties; Hatterman –Valenti (Plant Science)/CREC/Kelner (Velva)

Lentil: Regional breeder nursery; Muehlbauer (WSU)USDA)/CREC

Lupin: Evaluation of experimental lines; CREC

Lupin: Germplasm Purification/Increase (42); CREC

Lupin: Increase of potentional releases (3): CREC

Miscellaneous: Maintenance/increase of NDSU wheat, durum, barley, oats, and flax releases (52); Seedstocks(NDSU)/CREC

Oats: Uniform Midseason Oat Nursery; McMullen (Plant Science)/CREC

Oats: Breeders nursery; McMullen (Plant Science)

Onion: Evaluation of onion varieties; Radke (NDSU Ext)/CREC

Onion variety trial; CREC

Safflower: Evaluation of advanced experimental cultivars; Riveland(Williston REC)/CREC

Sorghum: Evaluation of experimental hybrids; Frontier Ag/CREC

Soybean: Evaluation of advanced experimental cultivars (2); Helms (Plant Science)/CREC

Soybean: Evaluation of high-protein varieties; CREC/Ag Canada/ADM

Spelt: Evaluation of winter types; CREC

Wheat: Advanced breeder nursery; Frohberg (Plant Science)

Wheat: Uniform Hard Red Spring Wheat Regional Nursery; Busch (USDA-ARS)/CREC

Wheat: White wheat plant breeder nursery (3); Bersonsky (Plant Science)/CREC

Wheat: Cultivar susceptibility to prevalence of stem rust; Miller (USDA-ARS)

Winter Wheat: Evaluation of advanced experimental cultivars; Peel (Plant Science)/CREC

Winter triticale breeder nursery; Kolden (Oregon)/NDSU

Crop Fertility Research

Inoculation / nitrogen fertility management in soybean and field pea; CREC

Influence of N level on experimental genotypes of white wheat (2); Bersonsky (Plant Science)

Top-dress and preplant N fertilization of canola; Eriksmoen (Hettinger REC)/CREC/Lukach (Langdon REC)/Halverson (North Central REC)

N management for increased protein in soybean; CREC/Goos (Soil Science)

Effect of Roundup on nitrogen fixation in soybean; Goos (Soil Science)/CREC/Helms (Plant Science)

Nitrogen Management in Irrigated Potatoes; Hatterman-Valenti (Plant Science)/Steele (Ag & Biosystems Engineering)/CREC

Effect of nitrogen, application timing, and moisture stress on sugar-end defect in Russet Burbank potatoes; Hatterman-Valenti (Plant Science)/Steele (Ag & Biosystems Engineering)/CREC

Management practices for high-yielding irrigated wheat, Steele (Ag & Biosystems Engineering)

 Crop Rotation Research

Long-term cropping systems trial evaluating rotations, tillage, and fertility; CREC

Effect of previous crops on potato growth and yield, Hatterman-Valenti (Plant Science)/Greenland (Oakes Irrigation Research Site)/CREC

Plant Pathology Research

Evaluation of canola varieties for susceptibility to sclerotinia; Lamey (Plant Pathology)/CREC/Legare

  (U. of MN-Crookston)

Evaluation of fungicides for sclerotinia management in canola; Lamey (Plant Pathology)/CREC/Hanson

  (Langdon REC)/McKay ( North Central REC)/Legare (U. of MN-Crookston)

Evaluation of fungicides for sclerotinia management in crambe; McKay (North Central REC)/CREC/Hanson

  (Langdon REC)

IR-4 evaluation of Switch for sclerotinia control in dry bean; CREC

Evaluation of fungicides for suppression of scab in spring wheat; CREC/McMullen (Plant Pathology)

Evaluation of fungicides for suppression of scab in durum; CREC/McMullen (Plant Pathology)

Evaluation of fungicides for disease control in spring wheat; CREC/BASF

Evaluation of fungicides for disease control in spring wheat; CREC/Novartis

Evaluation of fungicides for control of sclerotinia in dry bean (3); Gross (Plant Pathology)

Evaluation of micro-nutrients for control of sclerotinia in dry bean (2); Gross (Plant Pathology)

Sclerotinia management in broadleaf crops; CREC

Sunflower head rot screening nursery; CREC/Gulya (USDA-ARS)/Miller (USDA-ARS)/Draper (SDSU)

Foliar fungicide evaluation in chickpea, lentil, and field pea; CREC/ McKay (North Central REC)/Eriksmoen

 (Hettinger REC)/Lamey (Plant Pathology)

Evaluation of biological and chemical seed treatments for disease control in field pea; CREC/Hanson

  (Langdon REC)

Biological seed treatments for disease control in corn; TJ Enterprises/CREC

Wheat seed treatment for root rot control; Syngenta/CREC

Weed Science Research

Assure II timing with and without COC for volunteer spring wheat control; Monsanto/CREC

Canola herbicide systems; Johnson (Plant Science)/CREC/Jenks (North Central REC)/Hanson (Langdon REC)/Eriksmoen (Hettinger REC)

Crop safety and weed control of express on sulfonylurea-resistant sunflower; Zollinger ((Plant Science)/CREC

Evaluate dry bean safety with Rezult + IMI combinations; BASF/CREC

Evaluation of herbicide tolerance and weed control in field pea; CREC/BASF

Corn herbicide efficacy trial (4); Zollinger (Plant Science)/CREC

Weed control and crop tolerance in glyphosate-resistant HRS wheat (2); Monsanto/CREC

Weed control and crop tolerance in glyphosate-resistant soybean; BASF/CREC

Weed control and crop tolerance in Clearfield sunflower; BASF/CREC

Evaluation of herbicides for foxtail control in HRS wheat; Howatt (Plant Science)/CREC

Evaluation of Liberty-tolerant canola herbicide strategies; Aventis/CREC

Evaluation of glyphosate-resistant canola herbicide strategies; Monsanto/CREC

IR-4 evaluation of Valor in dry bean; CREC

Evaluation of weed shifts under Roundup-tolerant crops; Oltmans and Zollinger (Plant Science)/CREC

Evaluation of soil-applied herbicide tolerance and weed control in sunflower (3); Dupont/CREC

Evaluation of soil-applied herbicide tolerance and weed control in buckwheat; Aventis/CREC

Flax response to application timing of POST herbicides; CREC

Evaluation of low-volume herbicide applications; Ramsdale (Plant Science)/CREC

Potato weed control; Kegode (Plant Science)

Onion weed control; Hatterman-Valenti (Plant Science)/Greenland (Oakes Irrigation Research Site)/CREC

Entomology Research

Evaluation of canola seed and foliar treatments for flea beetle control; Knodel (North Central REC)/Hanson (Langdon REC)/CREC

Evaluation of canola seed treatments for flea beetle control; Aventis/CREC/Hanson (Langdon REC)/Knodel

  (North Central REC)

Evaluation of canola seed treatments for flea beetle control; Syngenta/CREC/Hanson (Langdon REC)/Knodel

  (North Central REC)

Crop Management Research

Effect of harvest desiccant on sunflower drydown; Larson and Johnson (Plant Science)/CREC

Evaluation of harvest desiccants in dry bean; Coleman (Michigan State Univ.)/CREC

Dormant seeding in canola; CREC/Hanson (Langdon REC)/Halvorson (North Central REC)/Eriksmoen (Hettinger REC)/Riveland (Williston REC)/Johnson (Plant Science)

Effect of stand age and stubble height in alfalfa; Meyer (Plant Science)/CREC

Quality deterioration in dry bean; Hellevang (Ag & Biosystems Engineering)/CREC

Evaluation of variety, planting date, seeding rate, and row spacing in soybean; CREC/Halvorson

  (North Central REC)/Eriksmoen (Hettinger REC)

Mechanical planting of Echinacea; CREC/Reese (SDSU)/Halvorson (North Central REC)

Evaluation of roller timing in soybean; CREC

Flax response to seeding rates and nitrogen; CREC/Langdon REC/North Central REC

Evaluation of annual herb adaptation; Hatterman-Valenti and Johnson (Plant Science)/CREC

Nyjer thistle adaptation and seeding rates; Kandel (U. of MN Red Lake Falls/CREC/Hanson (Langdon REC)/ Johnson (Plant Science)