Sclerotinia Initiative Funded Projects - 2009

1. Evaluation of wild Helianthus species for resistance to Sclerotinia stalk rot
   
   Charles C. Block
   USDA-ARS, Ames, IA
   2009 – $17,427
    
2. Genetic resistance to White Mold Derived from Multiple Sources of Common Bean and Scarlet Runner Bean
   
   Mark Brick
   Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO
   2009 – $29,422
    
3. Variation in pathogenicity and fungicide sensitivity in relation to variation of neutral markers of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
   
   Weidong Chen
   USDA-ARS, Pullman, WA
   2009 – $66,268
    
4. Searching for resistance sources to Sclerotinia in wild relatives of cool season grain legumes
   
   Weidong Chen
   USDA-ARS, Pullman WA
   2009 – $60,000
    
5. Identification and functional analysis of candidate defense-related genes to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in soybean and Arabidopsis
   
   Steven J. Clough
   USDA-ARS, Urbana, IL
   2009 – $71,599
    
6. Defining critical environmental and biological parameters needed to develop Sclerotinia stem rot on canola
   
   Luis del Rio
   North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
   2009 – $26,580
    
7. Evaluation of fungicide alternatives for control of Sclerotinia stem rot of canola
   
   Luis del Rio
   North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
   2009 – $26,411
    
8. Use of a transformation system in sunflower for Sclerotinia resistance studies
   
   John J. Finer
   Ohio State University, Wooster, OH
   2009 – $50,000
    
9. Candidate genes for fungal resistance: Mapping and SNP development for LysM-domain encoding genes in soybean
   
   George Graef
   University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
   2008 – $76,840
    
10. 2009 Uniform sunflower germplasm evaluation for resistance to Sclerotinia head rot in Minnesota
    
    Charla R. Hollingsworth
    University of Minnesota, Crookston, MN
    2009 – $18,000
     
11. Pyramiding Sclerotinia head rot and stalk rot resistances into elite sunflower breeding lines with the aid of DNA markers
    
    Brent Hulke
    USDA-ARS, Fargo, ND
    2009 – $85,000
     
12. Transferring Sclerotinia resistance genes from wild Helianthus species into cultivated sunflower
    
    Chao-Chien Jan
    USDA-ARS, Fargo, ND
    2009 – $102,000
     
13. Identification of QTL for white mold resistance in pinto bean
    
    James D. Kelly
    Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
    2008 – $34,396
     
14. Characterization of the genetic basis for partial resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in pea
    
    Kevin McPhee
    USDA-ARS, Pullman, WA
    2009 – $60,250
     
15. Identification of defense-response genes conferring partial resistance to white mold in dry bean
    
    Phillip N. Miklas
    USDA-ARS, Prosser, WA
    2009 – $75,000
     
16. Contribution of partial genetic resistance to white mold disease management in pinto and great northern beans
    
    Phillip N. Miklas
    USDA-ARS, Prosser, WA
    2009 – $12,000
     
17. Transfer and characterization of white mold resistance from P. coccineus into P. vulgaris
    
    James R. Myers
    Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
    2009 – $55,210
     
18. Genetic variation and virulence of S. sclerotiorum on six crops in the North Central Region
    
    Berlin D. Nelson
    North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
    2009 – $59,490
     
19. Expression profiling of the pea-Sclerotinia sclerotiorum interaction for genomics-assisted breeding
    
    Martin Chilvers
    Michigan State University,
    2009 – $55,426
     
20. The requirement for oxalate during pathogenesis on multiple crops
    
    Jeffrey Rollins
    University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
    2009 – $18,400
     
21. Evaluation of Sunflower hybrids and germplasm for resistance to Sclerotinia
    
    Blaine G. Schatz
    North Dakota State University, Carrington, ND
    2009 – $72,500
     
22. On-farm validation of cultural practice adjustments to improve white mold management in dry bean irrigation systems
    
    Howard Schwartz
    Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
    2009 – $42,538
     
23. Introgressing white mold resistance from the secondary gene pool of common bean
    
    Shree P. Singh
    University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
    2009 – $59,404
     
24. Improved resistance in common bean through multi-site screening and pathogen characterization throughout major production areas
    
    James R. Steadman
    University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
    2009 – $51,550
     
25. Identifying molecular markers linked in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) to white mold resistance derived from the lentil cultivar Pennell
    
    George Vandemark
    USDA-ARS, Pullman, WA
    2009 – $57,920
     
26. Enhancing soybean for resistance to Sclerotinia stem rot
    
    Dechun Wang
    Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
    2009 – $40,001
     
27. Discovery of novel sources of resistance to head rot and stalk rot in Cultivated sunflower and wil Helianthus
    
    Tom Gulya
    USDA-ARS, Fargo, ND
    2009 – $67,847
     
28. Identification of novel loci for resistance to Sclerotinia stem rot in perennial soybean accessions
    
    Domier
    USDA-ARS,
    2009 – $78,000