The following information is
a listing of agronomic research conducted at the
Germplasm
Evaluation/Cultivar Development
Alfalfa: Evaluation of alfalfa varieties; Meyer
(Plant Science)
Barley: 2-row plant breeder nurseries (5); Franckowiak
(Plant Science)
Barley: 6-row plant breeder nurseries (5); Horsley
(Plant Science)
Chickpea: Regional breeder nursery; Muehlbauer
(WSU/USDA)
Corn: Breeder nurseries (2); Carena (Plant Science)
Dry Bean: Evaluation of advanced experimental lines (6);
Grafton (Plant Science)
Durum: Uniform Regional Durum Nursery (2); Elias
(Plant Science)
Field Pea: Regional breeder nurseries (2); McPhee (WSU/USDA)
Field Pea: Collaborative company nursery; Canterra
Field Pea: Winter field pea breeder nursery; McPhee (WSU/USDA)
Flax: Plant breeder nurseries; Hammond (Plant
Science)
Forage Pea: Evaluation of experimental forage-type
cultivars; Elliott Plant Breeding
Lentil: Regional breeder nursery; Muehlbauer
(WSU/USDA)
Lentil: Winter lentil breeder nursery; Muehlbauer (WSU/USDA)
Lupin: Plant breeder nurseries; van Santen (
Lupin: Germplasm purification/increase
Oats: Uniform Midseason Oat Nursery; McMullen
(Plant Science)
Oats: Breeders nurseries (3); McMullen (Plant
Science)
Onion: Hybrid performance; Hatterman-Valenti (Plant
Science)
Pearl Millet: Evaluation of grain hybrids and random mating populations; Rajewski (UNL)
Safflower: Evaluation of advanced experimental
cultivars; Riveland(Williston REC)
Sorghum: Evaluation of experimental hybrids and random mating
populations; Rajewski (UNL)
Soybean: Breeder nursery evaluations (5); Helms (Plant Science)
Spelt: Evaluation of experimental and released winter
types
Wheat: Advanced breeder nursery; Mergoum (Plant Science)
Wheat: Cultivar susceptibility to
prevalence of stem rust; (USDA-ARS)
Wheat: Evaluation/increase of previously-released varieties
in an organic environment; (NPSAS)
Wheat: Evaluation of genetic potential; Mergoum (Plant Science)
Wheat: Pollen drift study; Mergoum (Plant Science)
Wheat: Shatter potential of varieties; Mergoum (Plant Science)
Wheat: Uniform Hard Red Spring Wheat Regional
Nursery; Busch (USDA-ARS)
Wheat: White wheat plant breeder nurseries (2); Bersonsky
(Plant Science)
Wheat/Durum: Collaborative company nursery; Canterra
Winter Wheat: Evaluation of advanced experimental
cultivars; (Plant Science)
Winter triticale breeder nurseries/grain; Kolden
(
Winter triticale breeder nurseries/forage;
Kolden (
Crop
Fertility Research
Inoculation / nitrogen fertility management in soybean
– Carrington (3), Harvey, and Wishek; Industry
Inoculation / nitrogen fertility management in field
pea (3); Industry
Nitrogen fertility management in dry bean
Influence of N level on experimental genotypes of
white wheat (2); Bersonsky (Plant Science)
Top-dress and preplant N fertilization of canola; Lukach
(Langdon REC/Eriksmoen (Hettinger REC)/Halvorson (North Central REC)
Influence of fertilizer formulation on response to
top-dressed N on canola; Eriksmoen (Hettinger REC)/Lukach (Langdon
REC)/Halvorson (North Central REC)
Evaluation of phosphorus-solubilizing
inoculants on canola; Becker Underwood
Evaluation of sulfur-oxidizing inoculants on canola; Brett-Young Seeds
Management practices for high-yielding irrigated
wheat, Steele (Ag & Biosystems Engineering)
Entomology Research
Evaluation of canola seed and foliar treatments and
planting date for flea beetle control; Knodel
(North Central REC)/Hanson (Langdon REC)
Evaluation of canola seed treatments for flea beetle
control; Syngenta /Hanson (Langdon REC)/Knodel
(North Central
REC)
Evaluation of biorational
pesticides for spring flea beetle control in canola; Olson
(Entomology)/Knodel (North Central REC)
Evaluation of biorational
pesticides for summer flea beetle control in mustard; Olson
(Entomology)/Knodel (North Central REC)
Comparison of blends of
treated/untreated seed to reduce canola input costs (2); Knodel
(North Central REC)/Hanson (Langdon REC)
Canola insect monitoring;
Knodel (North Central REC)
Crop Management Research
Effect of stand age and stubble height in alfalfa; Meyer
(Plant Science)
Influence of row spacing, variety, seeding rate, and
pesticide application on chickpea performance; Jenks (North Central REC)
Corn relative maturity by
planting date; Ransom (Plant Science)
Onion plant population by
row spacing; Hatterman-Valenti (Plant Science)
Producing onion sets; Hatterman-Valenti
(Plant Science)
Evaluation of variety, planting date, seeding rate,
and row spacing in soybean
Effect of seeding rate on forage
performance and yield of winter triticale
Effect of harvest timing on forage
regrowth, yield, and quality of winter triticale
Evaluation of variety and planting date on
forage performance of winter triticale
Effect of the timing of field rolling on
soybean
Precision ag crop
management; Nowatzki and Hofman (Ag and
Biosystems Engineering)
Crop Rotation Research
Long-term cropping systems trial evaluating rotations,
tillage, and fertility
Long-term soybean
rotation – Carrington and Wishek; Bradley (Plant Pathology)
Plant Pathology Research
Evaluation of canola varieties for susceptibility to
Sclerotinia; Bradley (Plant Pathology)/
Legare (
Evaluation of fungicides for Sclerotinia management in
canola; Bradley (Plant Pathology)/
Hanson (Langdon REC)/McKay (North Central REC)/Legare (U. of
MN-Crookston)/AMVAC/CerexAgri
Management of Ascochyta blight in chickpea by
cultivar selection and fungicide application; McKay (North Central
REC)/Eriksmoen (Hettinger REC)
Evaluation of dry bean
breeding lines for Sclerotinia susceptibility; Rasmussen (Plant Pathology)/Grafton
(Plant Sciences)
Field pea fungicides for
powdery mildew management
Sclerotinia management with
fungicides in field pea production systems. Halley (Langdon REC)
Influence of field pea seed treatments on root rot and
nodulation; Halley (Langdon REC/Halvorson (North Central REC)/Bradley (Plant
Pathology)
Flax seed treatment
evaluation; Bradley (Plant Pathology)/Halley (Langdon REC)
Sunflower head rot screening nursery; Gulya
(USDA-ARS)/Miller (USDA-ARS)/Draper (SDSU)
Evaluation
of biological control agents for sunflower head rot; TJ Technologies
Evaluation
of fungicides for control of Sclerotinia head rot in confection sunflowers; BASF
Evaluation
of sunflower germplasm for susceptibility to Sclerotinia stalk rot; Gulya
(USDA-ARS)
Evaluation
of Anthracnose management with fungicides in lupin
HRS wheat variety response
to foliar fungicides – Carrington and Dazey
Fusarium head blight spore
trapping/forecasting for wheat; Francl (Plant Pathology)
Evaluation of fungicides for leaf rust control in
spring wheat
Evaluation of fungicides for suppression of scab in
spring wheat; McMullen (Plant Pathology)
Evaluation of fungicides for suppression of scab in
durum; McMullen (Plant Pathology)
Evaluation of fungicides for scab and leaf spot
disease control in spring wheat; Valent
Fungicide
evaluation, impact of carrier volume on Fusarium control in spring wheat; Valent
Fungicide
evaluation for leaf disease control in spring wheat; BASF
Fungicide
management of leaf and head diseases in spring wheat; Bayer CropScience
Fungicide
sequential applications for Fusarium control in durum; Bayer CropScience
Fusarium
fungicide evaluation, impact of fungicide ratios in durum; Bayer CropScience
Onion disease
management; Hatterman-Valenti (Plant Science)
Wheat
fungicide evaluation of Quilt and Tilt; Syngenta
Weed Science Research
Evaluation of
herbicide tolerance and weed control in field pea; BASF/USDA-CSREES
Crop response and weed control in
Evaluation of herbicides for foxtail control in HRS
wheat (2); Howatt (Plant Science)/Syngenta
Onion weed control;
Hatterman-Valenti (Plant Science)