Plant Pathology Program at Langdon Research Extension Center

My Background BSc. (Agriculture) – Tribhuvan University (TU), Nepal q MS (Plant Science) –

Responsibilities q 100% research § But get involved in extension activities Applied research on

Types of Research q Only applied research can be done as of this year

Year 2013 q q q 6 Wheat trials (fusarium head blight, leaf spots and

Year 2014 Establishment of wheat common and Fusarium root rot nursery q USDA/USWBSI q

Year 2014 q ND Soybean Council § Planting date x seed treatment for root

New Agronomy/Pathology Lab New lab will be ready to run by the end of

Road Ahead q Independent and collaborative researches § Studying biological aspect of disease and

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Plant Pathology Program at Langdon Research Extension Center Pravin Gautam Plant Pathologist North Dakota State University Langdon Research Extension Center

My Background BSc. (Agriculture) – Tribhuvan University (TU), Nepal q MS (Plant Science) – South Dakota State University (SDSU) q § Corn breeding – Dr. Zeno Wicks III q Ph. D (Plant Pathology) – University of Minnesota (UMN) § Fusarium head blight of wheat – Dr. Ruth Dill-Macky q Postdoc @ SDSU § Fungal and bacterial diseases of cereal § Drs. Jeff Stein and William Berzonsky q Plant Pathologist – LREC/North Dakota State University LANGDON RESEARCH EXTENSION CENTER

Responsibilities q 100% research § But get involved in extension activities Applied research on management of diseases of canola and cereals (spring wheat, durum, barley) q Other crops (sunflower, dry beans, soybeans, flax) q § Corn? LANGDON RESEARCH EXTENSION CENTER

Types of Research q Only applied research can be done as of this year § § Epidemiological studies Disease management studies Integrated disease management Commercially available and pipeline fungicide efficacy studies Majority of trials are with seed and chemical companies q Collaborative studies with breeders and pathologists based at main campus and other RECs q LANGDON RESEARCH EXTENSION CENTER

Year 2013 q q q 6 Wheat trials (fusarium head blight, leaf spots and blotch) 2 wheat trials (seed treatment) 1 barley trial (FHB and leaf diseases) 3 Canola trials (white mold) 2 Sunflower trials (white mold) – Dr. Michael Wunsch (Carrington REC) LANGDON RESEARCH EXTENSION CENTER

Year 2014 Establishment of wheat common and Fusarium root rot nursery q USDA/USWBSI q § Uniform fungicide trials (wheat) § integrated disease management (wheat) q MN Wheat/ ND Wheat Commission § Wheat root rot study § Wheat bacterial streak study LANGDON RESEARCH EXTENSION CENTER

Year 2014 q ND Soybean Council § Planting date x seed treatment for root diseases § Bio-control of soybean white mold § Row spacing, host resistance and fungicide study on white mold q National Sclerotinia Initiatives/USDA § Sunflower hybrid screening for white mold § Sunflower inoculation timing study q Studies in coordination with seed and chemical companies LANGDON RESEARCH EXTENSION CENTER

New Agronomy/Pathology Lab New lab will be ready to run by the end of 2014 q Possibility of lab based research q § Pathogen isolates identification, isolation, characterization LANGDON RESEARCH EXTENSION CENTER

Road Ahead q Independent and collaborative researches § Studying biological aspect of disease and its management • grants § Disease management • Fungicide screening • Integrated disease management § Collaboration • Pathologists and breeders at main campus • Researchers at other RECs • Researchers at other states • Private industries q Opportunities for students to gain off-campus applied research experiences: internships, mentoring, visiting scholars LANGDON RESEARCH EXTENSION CENTER