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Project Title:
Pulse Crops Working Group - 2019 |
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Lead State: ND Lead Organization: North Dakota State University |
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Cooperating State(s):
Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Washington |
| Undesignated Funding: $19,957 |
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Start Date: Mar-01-2019 End Date: Feb-29-2020 |
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Pests Involved: Any pulse crop pest |
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Site/Commodity: Field peas, chickpeas, lentils and dry beans |
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Area of Emphasis: Pathology |
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Summary:
Pulse crops (dry edible pea, lentil, chickpea and dry bean) are healthful food choices that are also vital components of cropping systems in semi-arid regions in the North Central (NC) US. They are high-value crops that require no additional nitrogen fertilization and provide a nitrogen credit to the following crop due to biological nitrogen fixation. Pulse crops require little moisture, and are well suited to reduced tillage systems. The addition of pulse crops into traditional wheat-fallow cropping systems has been an economic boon to rural communities. However, including these crops into rotations has led to new and challenging disease and pests problems. Chickpea requires frequent scouting and multiple fungicide applications for the control of Ascochyta blight, a devastating foliar fungal disease of this crop. Pea and lentils face challenges from root rot pathogens that build up in the soil and significantly reduce yield if long rotations are not implemented. All of these challenges, and many others, have been addressed collaboratively by the Pulse Crop Working Group members who also work closely with industry stakeholders and government regulators. The approach has been to 1) meet biannually to share and coordinate IPM research and outreach 2) meet annually with grower stakeholders to effectively target IPM research and outreach and 3) produce IPM educational materials for growers and stakeholders. PCWG members have been extremely successful in obtaining funds to support collaborative research and outreach. In 2018, 16 collaborative grants were funded totaling over $4.3 million. Additionally, nine peer reviewed articles and four extension publications were collectively produced in 2018. The PCWG has developed fourth field-ready diagnostic card set produced over the last few years. These grower-friendly, pocket-sized card sets with large color photographs card sets are printed on water and bend-proof fabric. Approximately 4,000 cards sets for field pea and dry bean diseases as well as insect pests of peas, lentils and chickpeas have been distributed worldwide in three languages. Among North Dakota growers surveyed, 96% favored the development of a similar series for lentil disease identification which will be available in January 2019. The approach in FY2019 – FY2020 will be to continue these efforts by conducting two researcher meetings, one coordinated stakeholder – researcher meeting, produce new IPM outreach educational materials based on grower needs and complete the revised Compendium of Pea Diseases and Pests. Furthermore, an evaluation specialist will work with researchers to assist in the development of surveys and evaluation materials so that PCWG members can better measure outputs of educational efforts. We expect these efforts to result in new collaborative grants to support research efforts, the development of new IPM management strategies through research and greater adoption of IPM approaches among growers. The end result of this work will be more efficient and sustainable disease and pest management in pulse crops, resulting in increased economic sustainability of rural communities in the NC US.
Objectives: Proposed activities/outputs 1. Pathology members of Pulse Crops Working Group (PCWG) meet at the American Phytopathological Society (APS) annual meeting 2. PCWG annual meeting and PCWG meeting with Research Review Committees (RRC) 3. Update grower/industry outreach outputs based on FY2018 PCWG-RRC meeting (Feb 2019) – e.g., bulletins, diagnostic guides, webinars, etc 4. Update the Compendium of Pea Diseases and Pests Expected outcomes • Increased coordination of pulse crop pathology research activities throughout the NC region and beyond • Increased knowledge of new and current field research among WG members • Increased knowledge and understanding of emerging grower concerns throughout the region in real time (the meeting happens mid-growing season) • Increased understanding of new/current pulse crop research findings • Increased collaborations on new publications • Increased knowledge of grower/industry research AND outreach needs • Increased understanding of current pulse crop-related policies/recommendations • Improved road map for achieving identified needs • Increase grower knowledge of how to manage pulse crop pests • Increase adoption of new/current IPM strategies to increase sustainability of pulse crop production • Improved knowledge of pea diseases and pests by scientists and stakeholders (e.g., diagnostic labs) • Increased ability to correctly diagnose pea diseases, insect pests, and weeds |
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