Planting the USDA Northern Uniform Soybean Trials
CPPC scientist Dr. Cai is conducting a multi-pronged research program to control this disease in the North Central region.
USDA-ARS post-doctoral research associate, Dr. Namrata Jaiswal, presents her work on functionally characterizing the barley NLR immune receptor, PBR1, at the 2022 Plant Health Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tar spot stromata (left) and fisheye lesions (right) of corn by Phyllachora maydis.
Hessian fly is a devastating pest of wheat. CPPC researchers are working to identify new sources of resistance and characterize the molecular mechanisms for developing sound strategies to reduce the impact of this insect pest.
The first demonstration of BSMV-VIGS as tool functionally identifying genes of wheat resistance pathways.
Mission
The Crop Production and Pest Control Research Unit conducts research to minimize crop losses due to insects and pathogens and improve soybean quality. Specific projects are directed toward discovering the genetic, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms that confer insect resistance in cereals, disease resistance in grain crops and soybeans, and influence the chemical composition of soybean seeds. The information is applied to devise innovative strategies for insect and disease control and develop germplasm with improved quality traits, pest resistance, and agronomic characteristics.