2017
SF flower with head rot
Head Rot
Image from Sam Markell

Below are links to the PowerPoint presentations (in PDF format) from the 39th NSA Research Forum held on January 11-12, 2017. Click on the title of the presentation to access the file. NOTE: Many of the files are very large and may take a while to download.

The content of these presentations may not be used without the author's/authors' consent.
2016 Progress for Development of Super Confection Sunflower Effectively Resistant to Downy Mildew and Rust
Guojia Ma & Sam Markell, NDSU, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Fargo, ND; Lili Qi, USDA-ARS, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND

2016 Progress in Transferring Sclerotinia Resistance Genes from Wild Helianthus Species into Cultivated Sunflower
Zhao Liu & Xiwen Cai, NDSU, Dept. of Plant Sciences, Fargo, ND; Gerald Seiler & Chao-Chien Jan, USDA-ARS, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND; Khalid Rashid, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden, Manitoba, Canada

Benefits of Insect Pollination to Confection Sunflowers: Comparison Across Three States, Three Years, and Multiple Hybrids
Rachel Mallinger & Jarrad Prasifka, USDA-ARS, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND; Adam Varenhorst, SDSU, Dept. of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, Brookings, SD; Jeff Bradshaw, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Panhandle Res. & Ext. Center, Scottsbluff, NE

Bird Damage to Sunflower: Future Directions in Research and Methods Development
Page Klug, USDA/APHIS/WS/NWRC, & NDSU, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Fargo, ND; Jessica Mahoney, Lucas Wandrie, Brandon Kaiser, & Conor Egan, NDSU, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Fargo, ND

Characterization of Sclerotinia Variation for Isolate Virulence and Isolate Interactions with Sunflower Genotypes
Bill Underwood & Chris Misar, USDA-ARS, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND; Shyam Solanki, Berlin Nelson, Mitchell Dufour, Robert Brueggeman, & Kassaye Belay, NDSU, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Fargo, ND

Coated Confection Sunflower Kernels for Precision Planting
Dennis Wiesenborn, Harjot Sidhu, & Ewumbua Monono, NDSU, Dept. of Agri. & Biological Engineering, Fargo, ND; Burton Johnson, NDSU, Dept. of Plant Sciences, Fargo, ND; Ganesh Bora, Dept. of Agri. & Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS

Continuing Studies on an Unknown Virus of Sunflower in Nebraska
Bob Harveson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Panhandle REC, Scottsbluff, NE; Tom Gulya (retired), USDA-ARS, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND; M. Al Rwahnih, University of California, Davis, CA; A. Karasev, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID; S. Lenardon, CIAP-INTA, Cordoba, Argentina; T. Tian, California Dept. of Food and Agriculture, Sacramento, CA

Determining the Efficacy of Insecticide Seed Treatments and In-Furrow Insecticides
Adam Varenhorst & Brady Hauswedell, SDSU, Dept. of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, Brookings, SD; Janet Knodel, NDSU, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Fargo, ND; J.P. Michaud, KSU, Western Kansas Agri. Res. Center, Hays, KS

Downy Mildew Update: Determination of Pathogen Sensitivity to Azoxystrobin (Dynasty)
Michelle Gilley, Sam Markell, Jessica Halvorson, & Julie Pasche, NDSU, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Fargo, ND; David Belles, Syngenta®, Chandler, AZ; Tom Gulya (retired) & Bill Underwood, USDA-ARS, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND

Drones: Modern Day Scarecrows?
Lucas Wandrie, Wendy Reed, & Mark Clark, NDSU, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Fargo, ND; Page Klug, USDA/APHIS/WS/NWRC & NDSU, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Fargo, ND

Evaluation of New, Genetic and Pre-mixed Fungicides for Management of Rust on Susceptible and Moderately Resistant Hybrids
Brandt Berghuis, Sam Markell, Jessica Halvorson, & Ryan Humann, NDSU, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Fargo, ND; Dave Carruth & Scott Fitterer, BASF North Dakota State Research Farm, Davenport, ND; Bob Benson, Mycogen Seeds, Ellsworth, WI

From an Alien Crop Circle to a Microburst: The Unraveling of a Rare Sunflower Problem
Kelsie Egeland, NDSU Extension, Emmons County, Linton, ND; Max Dietrich, Nachurs Alpine Solutions, Mandan, ND; Tom Gulya (retired), USDA-ARS, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND; Hans Kandel, NDSU, Dept. of Plant Sciences, Fargo, ND; Sam Markell, NDSU, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Fargo, ND; John Nowatzki, NDSU, Dept. of ABEN, Fargo, ND; Daryl Ritchison, NDSU, ND Agriculture Weather Network, Fargo, ND

Insecticide Effectiveness for Texas-Kansas Sunflower Moth Control
Calvin Trostle, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Lubbock, TX; Ed Bynum, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Amarillo, TX; Danielle Sekula-Ortiz, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Weslaco, TX; Ron Meyer, Colorado State University, Burlington, CO

Prospects for Using Drop Nozzles to Facilitate Management of Sclerotinia Head Rot with Fungicides
Michael Wunsch, Michael Schaefer, Billy Kraft, Suanne Kallis, & Jesse Hafner, NDSU, Carrington Res. & Ext. Center, Carrington, ND; Leonard Besemann, Heidi Eslinger, & Kelly Cooper, NDSU, Robert Titus Research Farm, Oakes, ND

Sclerotinia Head Rot
William Underwood , USDA-ARS, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND

Screening Sunflowers for Resistance to Sclerotinia Head Rot: Lessons Learned from Six Years of Research to Improve Screening Nurseries
Michael Wunsch, Michael Schaefer, Billy Kraft, & Suanne Kallis, NDSU, Carrington Res. & Ext. Center, Carrington, ND; Scott Halley, Pravin Gautam, & Amanda Arens, NDSU, Langdon Res. & Ext. Center, Langdon, ND; Leonard Besemann, Kelly Cooper, & Heidi Eslinger, NDSU, Robert Titus Research Farm, Oakes, ND

Sunflower Special Topic: Diseases of the Head
Sam Markell, NDSU; Dr. Febina Mathew, SDSU; Dr. Bob Harveson, Univ. of Nebraska; Dr. Doug Jardine, KSU; Dr. Tom Isakeit, Texas A&M; Michael Wunsch, NDSU, Carrington Res. & Ext. Center, Carrington, ND

Sunflower Special Topic: Plant Nutrient Requirements of Sunflower
Christopher Graham, SDSU, West River Agri. & Ext. Center, Rapid City, SD; David Franzen, NDSU, Dept. of Soil Science, Fargo, ND; Calvin Trostle, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Lubbock, TX; Ron Meyer, Colorado State University, Burlington, CO; Ed Bynum, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Amarillo, TX; Danielle Sekula-Ortiz, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Weslaco, TX

Update on Genetics and Breeding Studies at USDA
Brent Hulke, Jarrad Prasifka, Brian Smart, & Qing-Ming Gao, USDA-ARS, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND

Update on Mapping and Evaluation of Sunflower Insect Resistance Traits
Jarrad Prasifka, Brent Hulke, and Qing-Ming Gao, USDA-ARS, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND

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