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Research Project: Improving Small-Grain Disease Management in North Carolina

Location: Plant Science Research

Project Number: 6070-22000-019-015-T
Project Type: Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Feb 1, 2023
End Date: Jan 31, 2028

Objective:
Provide the small-grain industry with research-based recommendations on small-grain disease management, and provide the small-grain breeding community with data on disease resistance of advanced experimental lines.

Approach:
Conduct field experiments to screen experimental lines for resistance to Septoria nodorum blotch and Fusarium head blight. Provide research-based information and recommendations at stakeholder meetings such as field days. Investigate whether there are tolerant/resistant wheat cultivars to serve as controls for Pythium root rot screening work.