Agronomic
Research Trials
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)
Borage: Collaborative company
nursery; TCI
Camelina: Evaluation of
experimental lines
Chickpea: Regional breeder nursery (3); Muehlbauer (WSU/USDA)
Corn: Breeder nurseries (3); Carena
(Plant Science)
Corn: Collaborative company
nursery in an organic environment; Blue
River Hybrids
Dry Bean: Plant Breeder Nurseries (8); Grafton
(Plant Science)
Durum: Uniform Regional Durum Nursery (2); Elias
(Plant Science)
Field Pea: Regional breeder nurseries (2),
advanced & preliminary (2); McPhee; McPhee
(WSU/USDA)
Field Pea: Collaborative company nursery; Canterra
Field Pea: Winter field pea breeder nursery; McPhee (WSU/USDA)
Flax: Evaluation of fiber
flax cultivars; Dodd (Clemson University/Akin
(USDA)
Flax: Plant breeder nurseries; Hammond (Plant
Science)
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)
Potato:
Evaluation of specialty varieties in a natural environment
Soybean: Breeder nursery evaluations (3);
Helms (Plant Science)
Soybean: Breeder nursery (); Helms
(Plant Science)
Spelt: Evaluation of experimental and released winter
types
Wheat: Advanced breeder nursery (2); 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 FBC
Wheat: Evaluation of genetic potential; Mergoum
(Plant Science)
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
Forage
Production Research
Effect of stand age and stubble height in alfalfa; Meyer (Plant Science)
Brassica species variety
trial
Everleaf/Journey density
trial; Pulse
Field scale evaluation of annual forage to extend
haying/grazing season
Legume species trial
Rye grass species variety trial
Winter triticale variety trial/nursery; Legume Logic/Seedlink
Crop
Fertility Research
Effect of phosphorus placement and rate on canola (2)
Effect of tillage system and nitrogen
source and fertility on canola performance
Nitrogen fertilization in cuphea;
Johnson (Plant Science)
Inoculation / nitrogen fertility management in field
pea (5); Industry
Impact of starter fertilizer on soybean stand
establishment
Inoculation / nitrogen fertility management in soybean
– Carrington (2), Harvey, and Wishek; Industry
Influence of N level on experimental genotypes of
white wheat (2); Bersonsky (Plant Science)
Entomology Research
Control of flea beetle through insecticides, varieties
and forecasting; Knodel (North Central
REC)/Hanson (Langdon REC)/Olson (Entomology)
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
mustard; Olson (Entomology)/Knodel (North Central REC)
Comparison of blends of
treated/untreated seed to reduce canola input costs; Knodel
(North Central REC)/Hanson (Langdon REC)
Canola insect monitoring;
Knodel (North Central REC)
Crop Management Research
Harvest management of canola; Johnson (Plant Science)/McKay (North Central REC)
Row spacing by seed rate influence on canola
Harvest management of cuphea; Johnson (Plant Science)
Seeding depth effect on cuphea; Johnson (Plant Science)
On-farm no-till cover crop
legumes following spring wheat; ND Natural Resources Trust
Lentil seeding rate trial
Onion plant population by
row spacing; Hatterman-Valenti (Plant Science)
Producing onion sets; Hatterman-Valenti (Plant Science)
Evaluation of input strategies on soybean
Soybean response to
tillage; Bradley (Plant Pathology)
Evaluation of desiccants on sunflower (2); Johnson (Plant Science)
Evaluation of input strategies in wheat
Intensive wheat management - N and seeding rates
response by varieties
POST N for HRS wheat protein
Effect of early planting on canola, field
pea, and hard red spring wheat
Crop response to
plant growth regulators; GroLand/LT Biosyn
Precision ag crop management (4); Nowatzki and Hofman (Ag and Biosystems
Engineering)
Evalation of multiple cropping with oat forage for
forage yield and regrowth abilities.
Crop Rotation Research
Long-term cropping systems trial evaluating rotations,
tillage, and fertility
Performance of
continuous soybean versus soybean/wheat rotation; 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; Bayer/Syngenta
Management
of Ascochyta blight in chickpea and
determination of
Evaluation
of dry bean breeding lines for Sclerotinia susceptibility; Rasmussen
(Plant Pathology)/Grafton (Plant Science)/Brick (Colorado State Univ.)/Singh (
Validation and
introgression of white mold resistance from Andean into Middle American
germplasm; Brick (Colorado State Univ.)
Evaluation of fungicides for suppression of scab in
durum; McMullen (Plant Pathology)
Evaluation of fungicides for scab and leaf spot
disease control in durum; Bayer CropScience
Evaluation of field pea germplasm
for resistance to sclerotinia; McPhee (Washington
State Univ.)
Field pea
fungicides for powdery mildew management; Chen (Washington State Univ.)
Sclerotinia management with
fungicides in field pea production systems; Halley (Langdon REC)
Influence of field pea seed treatments on root rot; Bradley (Plant Pathology)/Cliff Issendorf/Byron Lannoye
Onion disease
management; Hatterman-Valenti (Plant Science)
Sunflower head rot screening nursery; Gulya (USDA-ARS)/Miller (USDA-ARS)/Halley
(Langdon REC)/Rashid (
Evaluation
of biological control agents for sunflower head rot; TJ
Technologies
Evaluation
of fungicides for control of Sclerotinia head rot in confection sunflowers; BASF/Cerexagri
Evaluation
of sunflower germplasm for susceptibility to Sclerotinia stalk rot; Gulya (USDA-ARS)
Sunflower response to
Headline
HRS wheat variety response
to foliar fungicides
Evaluation of fungicides for leaf rust control in
spring wheat
Evaluation of fungicides for suppression of scab in
spring wheat; McMullen (Plant Pathology)
Fungicide
evaluation for leaf disease control in spring wheat; BASF
Fungicide
management of leaf and head diseases in spring wheat; Bayer CropScience
Evaluation of
fungicides for leaf disease control in spring wheat; Dow AgroSciences
Evaluation of
fungicides for leaf disease control in spring wheat; Syngenta
Evaluation of
fungicides for leaf disease control in spring wheat; Makhteshim-Agan
PGR and
fungicide application to enhance wheat performance; Stoller
Wheat
response to early-season foliar fungicide - Wishek
Weed Science Research
Weed management in conventional-till and no-till field
pea ;BASF/ NDDPLA
Onion weed control; Hatterman-Valenti (Plant Science)
Weed control in no-till sunflower
Evaluation of herbicides for foxtail control in HRS
wheat; Syngenta
Evaluation of herbicides
for broadleaf control in HRS wheat; Howatt
(Plant Science)
Weed control with
glyphosate and adjuvants; Zollinger (Plant
Science)
Photo by American Images,
Aerial photo of the CREC from the southwest.