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Research areas:
- Conducting the largest sunflower pathology program in North America
- Developing disease forecasting models to manage Sclerotinia Stem Rot in canola.
- Developing economical fungicide application methods for canola
- Studying fungi and bacteria that attack Sclerotinia (white mold), an important disease in sunflower, canola, and soybeans, for potential use in biological control
- Developing soybean varieties resistant to white mold and root rots
- Identifying genes with multiple resistance to flax rust for incorporation into commercial varieties
Contact:
Soybean: Berlin
Nelson, Website: Soybean Diseases in North Dakota
Canola: Luis del Rio
Sunflower: Tom Gulya
Extension: Sam Markell |
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