Sclerotinia Initiative Funded Projects - 2006

1) Evaluation of wild Helianthus species for resistance to Sclerotinia stalk rot.

Charles Block – PI
USDA-ARS, Ames, IA
$33,829

2) Pyramiding genes for white mold resistance from common and scarlet runner bean.

Mark Brick – PI
Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO
$28,522

3) Identifying virulence factors of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum through insertional mutagenesis.

Weidong Chen – PI
USDA-ARS, Pullman, WA
$57,000

4) Gene expression profiling soybean response to oxalic acid, its major virulence factor.

Steve Clough – PI
USDA-ARS, Urbana, IL
$60,000

5) Developing a disease-warning system for Sclerotinia stem rot of canola.

Luis del Rio – PI
North Dakota State Univ., Fargo, ND
$67,811

6) Modeling the relationship between Sclerotinia stem rot and yield losses in canola.

Luis del Rio – PI
North Dakota State Univ., Fargo, ND
$11,105

7) Epidemiological studies on Sclerotinia stem rot of canola.

Luis del Rio – PI
North Dakota State Univ., Fargo, ND
$24,453

8) Characterization of new Brassica napus – and identification of new B. rapa – plant introductions as sources of resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.

Luis del Rio – PI
North Dakota State Univ., Fargo, ND
$50,788

9) Optimizing chemical control of Sclerotinia stem rot on canola.

Luis del Rio – PI
North Dakota State Univ., Fargo, ND
$18,023

10) Sclerotinia resistance enhanced by accumulation of QTL and transgenic approaches.

George Graef – PI
Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
$78,000

11) Unraveling the genetics of resistance in soybean to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum using multiple evaluation criteria.

Craig Grau – PI
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
$34,333

12) Development of sunflower germplasm with Sclerotinia head and stalk rot resistance.

Tom Gulya – PI
USDA-ARS, Fargo, ND
$112,546

13) Sunflower head rot screening nursery and fungicide evaluation.

Bob Henson – PI
North Dakota State Univ., Carrington, ND
$115,050

14) Map the quantitative trait loci responsible for Sclerotinia tolerance in two sunflower F2 populations.

Jinguo Hu – PI
USDA-ARS, Fargo, ND
$67,000

15) Development of Sclerotinia resistant germplasm utilizing wild Helianthus species.

C. C. Jan – PI
USDA-ARS, Fargo, ND
$128,748

16) Identification of defense response genes for white mold resistance in dry bean.

Jim Kelly – PI
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI
$31,200

17) Improved resistance to S. sclerotiorum in pea and lentil through breeding and biotechnology.

Kevin McPhee – PI
USDA-ARS, Pullman, WA
$61,800

18) Genetic characterization of scarlet-runner bean derived resistance to white mold in common bean.

Phil Miklas – PI
USDA-ARS, Prosser, WA
$71,500

19) Genetics and mapping of resistance to Sclerotinia white mold in lentil.

Fred Muehlbauer – PI
USDA-ARS, Pullman, WA
$61,384

20) Mapping and transfer of Sclerotinia resistance from scarlet runner to common bean.

Jim Myers – PI
Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR
$43,875

21) Sequencing of expressed sequence tags of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Pisum sativum.

Tobin Peever – PI
Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA
$53,698

22) A novel approach to develop elite, Sclerotinia resistant canola cultivars.

Dan Phillips – PI
Univ. of Georgia, Griffin, GA
$29,250

23) Screening of the Pisum core collection and woody-stem selections for resistance to white mold.

Lyndon Porter – PI
USDA-ARS, Prosser, WA
$19,200

24) Influence of crop rotation and a cover crop on Sclerotinia in canola.

Paul Porter – PI
Univ. of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
$5,362

25) Cultivar selection and fungicide by isolate origin effects upon white mold management in dry bean.

Howard Schwartz – PI
Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO
$29,250

26) Introgressing white mold resistance from the secondary gene pool of common bean.

Shree Singh – PI
Univ. of Idaho, Kimberley, ID
$48,750

27) A search for improved resistance in common bean through multi-site screening and pathogen characterization.

Jim Steadman – PI
Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
$60,875

28) Genetic basis of oxalate sensitivity in relationship to Sclerotinia diseases.

Henrik Stotz – PI
Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR
$29,250

29) Development of soybean varieties or germplasm resistant to Sclerotinia stem rot.

Dechun Wang – PI
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI
$29,250

30) Tech Transfer

Ken Grafton – PI
North Dakota State Univ., Fargo, ND
$35,000