2018
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Below are links to the PowerPoint presentations (in PDF format) from the 40th NSA Research Forum held January 10-11, 2018. Click on the title of the presentation to access the file.

The content of these presentations may not be used without the author's/authors' consent.
2017 NSA Sunflower Survey: Disease Incidence
Tom Gulya (retired), USDA-ARS, RRVARC, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND

2017 NSA Sunflower Survey: Insect and Bird Damage
Jarrad Prasifka, USDA-ARS, RRVARC, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND

2017 NSA Sunflower Survey: Weed Incidence and Management
Kirk Howatt, NDSU, Dept. of Plant Sciences, Fargo, ND

2017 Sunflower Survey: Yield and Management Practices
Ryan Buetow, NDSU, Dickinson Research and Extension Center, Dickinson, ND

2017 Progress for Applying Genomic Tools to Accelerate Breeding for Disease Resistance in Confection Sunflower
Guojia Ma & Samuel Markell, NDSU, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Fargo, ND; Lili Qi, USDA-ARS, RRVARC, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND

2018 Sunflower Special Topics: Insects of the Sunflower Root and Stalk
Adam Varenhorst, SDSU, Dept. of Agronomy, Horticulture, & Plant Science, Brookings, SD; Janet Knodel, NDSU, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Fargo, ND; Ed Bynum, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Amarillo, TX; J. P. Michaud, KSU, Dept. of Entomology, Manhattan, KS

Benefits of Insect Pollination to Confection Sunflowers in the Northern and Central Plains
Jarrad Prasifka & Rachel Mallinger, USDA-ARS, RRVARC, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND; Adam Varenhorst, SDSU, Dept. of Agronomy, Horticulture, & Plant Science, Brookings, SD; Jeffrey Bradshaw, University of Nebraska, Panhandle Res. & Ext. Center, Scottsbluff, NE

Chemical Repellents for Reducing Blackbird Damage: Further Evaluation of an Anthraquinone-Based Repellent on Mature Sunflowers
Brandon A. Kaiser, NDSU, Environmental & Conservation Sciences, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Fargo, ND; Page E. Klug, USDA-APHIS-WS, NWRC, ND Field Station, Fargo, ND

Coated Confection Sunflower Kernels for Precision Planting
Harjot Sidhu, Dennis Wiesenborn, Ewumbua Monono, & John Nowatzki, NDSU, Dept. of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, Fargo, ND; Burton Johnson, NDSU, Dept. of Plant Sciences, Fargo, ND; Eric Eriksmoen, NDSU, North Central Research Extension Center, Minot, ND

Determining the Efficacy of Insecticide Seed Treatments and In-Furrow Insecticides for Wireworm Management
Adam Varenhorst & Brady Hauswedell, SDSU, Dept. of Agronomy, Horticulture, & Plant Science, Brookings, SD; J.P. Michaud, Kansas State University, Dept. of Entomology, Manhattan, KS; Janet Knodel, NDSU, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Fargo, ND

Efficacy of an Anthraquinone-Based Avian Repellent Applied Using Drop Nozzle-Equipped Ground Rigs in Reducing Blackbird Damage to Sunflower
Page E. Klug, USDA-APHIS-WS, NWRC, ND Field Station, Fargo, ND; Scott J. Werner, USDA-APHIS-WS, NWRC, Fort Collins, CO; Michael H. Ostlie, NDSU, Carrington Research Extension Center, Carrington, ND

Evaluating Blackbird Response Toward Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Conor Egan, NDSU, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Fargo, ND; Bradley Blackwell, USDA-APHIS-WS, NWRC Ohio Field Station, Sandusky, OH; Esteban Fernández-Juricic, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; Page E. Klug, USDA-APHIS-WS, NWRC, ND Field Station, Fargo, ND

Evaluations of Fungicides for Management of Sunflower Rust on Oilseed and Confection Hybrids
Brandt Berghuis, Michelle Gilley, Jessica Halvorson, Bryan Hansen, & Sam Markell, NDSU, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Fargo, ND; Blaine Schatz & Mark Halvorson, NDSU, Carrington Research Extension Center, Carrington, ND; Scott Fitterer & Dave Carruth, BASF Corporation, Davenport, ND

Inheritance of Phomopsis Resistance in Sunflower
Zahirul Talukder, NDSU, Dept. of Plant Sciences, Fargo, ND; William Underwood, Gerald Seiler, & Lili Qi, USDA-ARS, RRVARC, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND; Guojia Ma, NDSU, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Fargo, ND

Management of Phoma with Fungicide
Michelle Gilley, Jessica Halvorson, Brandt Berghuis, Bryan Hansen, & Sam Markell, NDSU, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Fargo, ND; Scott Fitterer & David Carruth, BASF Corporation, Davenport, ND; Febina Mathew, SDSU, Dept. of Agronomy, Horticulture, & Plant Science, Brookings, SD

Management of Sclerotinia Head Rot with Fungicides: Fungicide Efficacy, Residual, Application Timing and Application Methods
Michael Wunsch, Jesse Hafner, Billy Kraft, Suanne Kallis, & Steve Shaubert, NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center, Carrington, ND; Kelly Cooper, Leonard Baesemann, & Heidi Eslinger, NDSU, Robert Titus Research Farm, Oakes, ND

Predicting Phomopsis Stem Canker of Sunflower
Febina Mathew, Krishna Ghimire, & Nathan Braun, SDSU, Dept. of Agronomy, Horticulture, & Plant Science, Brookings, SD; Bob Harveson & Kathleen Nielsen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Panhandle Res. & Ext. Center, Scottsbluff, NE; Roger Magarey, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Scott Isard, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Michelle Gilley & Sam Markell, NDSU, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Fargo, ND

Progress Toward Understanding Sclerotinia Pathogenicity and Plant Resistance to Sclerotinia Diseases
William Underwood & Christopher Misar, USDA-ARS, RRVARC, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND; Kassaye Belay, Reid Lakin, & Robert Brueggeman, NDSU, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Fargo, ND

Quality and Use of Sunflower Oil and Sunflower Wax in the Food Industry
Jill Winkler-Moser, Hong-Sik Hwang & Sean X. Liu, USDA-ARS, NCAUR, Peoria, IL

Quantification of Yield Loss from Rhizopus Head Rot in Sunflower
Robert Harveson, Kathy Nielsen, Tyler Patrick, & Clay Carlson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Panhandle Res. & Ext. Center, Scottsbluff, NE; Febina Mathew, Nathan Braun, & Brian Kontz, SDSU, Dept. of Agronomy, Horticulture, & Plant Science, Brookings, SD; Samuel Markell, Michelle Gilley, Jessica Halvorson, & Brandt Berghuis, NDSU, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Fargo, ND

Quantifying Airborne Inoculum of Phomopsis
Krishna Ghimire, Brian Kontz, & Febina Mathew, SDSU, Dept. of Agronomy, Horticulture, & Plant Science, Brookings, SD; Sam Markell, NDSU, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Fargo, ND

Resistance to Banded Sunflower Moth in USDA Inbreds and Related Germplasm
Jarrad Prasifka & Brent Hulke, USDA-ARS, RRVARC, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND

Sunflower Moth Control Using Chlorantraniliprole (Dupont or Besiege) vs. Common Insecticides—Final Report
Calvin Trostle, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Lubbock, TX; Ed Bynum, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Amarillo, TX; Ron Meyer, Colorado State Univ. Extension, Golden Area, Burlington, CO

Update on Breeding and Genetics Work at USDA
Brent Hulke, Jarrad Prasifka, & Qingming Gao, USDA-ARS, RRVARC, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND; Stephan Reinert & Nolan Kane, Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

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