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Funding Program:
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Project Title:
Sunflower Pathology Working Group 2015 |
Project Director (PD):
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Lead State: ND Lead Organization: North Dakota State University |
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Cooperating State(s):
North Dakota |
| Undesignated Funding: $19,855 |
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Start Date: Mar-01-2015 End Date: Feb-29-2016 |
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Site/Commodity: Sunflower |
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Area of Emphasis: Sunflower |
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Summary:
Approximately 85-90% of the 2.0 to 2.5 M acres of sunflower planted annually in the U.S. are in the North Central States. Diseases have been the most significant biological yield-limiting factor for sunflower production, however, very few pathologists work on sunflower. Very limited reference and Extension literature on sunflower diseases exists, which has resulted in misidentification of diseases and combined with a near-total lack of IPM recommendations;
growers often spray and pray. In 2013, the Sunflower Working Group was established with the specific purpose of trying to increase IPM awareness by providing new reference and Extension material. In 2015-2016, the goal of the Sunflower Working Group is to continue to increase IPM awareness by generating several outputs, including but not limited to; initial submission and edits/proofing of the first APS Sunflower Compendium, composition of Plant Health Progress Diagnostic Guides for sunflower diseases, composition of additional Extension material and submission of at least one multistate grant proposal. Throughout this process, we will be soliciting feedback from stakeholders at two National Sunflower Association meetings and through Qualtrix surveys. This proposed activities of the Sunflower Working Group is consistent with the mission of the North Central IPM Center and is designed to; increase and distribute new knowledge to stakeholders, increase collaboration and communication across professionals multiple sunflower-producing states, and hopefully, lead to positive economic and environmental impacts by limiting needless fungicide applications. Also, the Sunflower Working Group is consistent with geographic specificity as outlined in the RFP, with 80% of the core members in North Central States and approximately 85-90% of the U.S. sunflower acreage planted in North Central States Objectives: |
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