WERA97: Diseases of Cereals
(Multistate Research Coordinating Committee and Information Exchange Group)
Status: Inactive/Terminating
Date of Annual Report: 09/16/2016
Report Information
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2015 - 09/30/2016
Participants
Chris Mundt - Oregon State UniversityTim Murray - Washington State University
Juliet Marshall - University of Idaho
Brief Summary of Minutes
The meeting was focused on finding ways to reinvigorate the committee by extending an invitation to traditional WERA-97 institutions that (through retirement) lost members. We will invite the new faculty from those institutions to attend the next joint meeting with Western Wheat Workers, to be held in Corvallis, OR, preliminarily scheduled for Wednesday May 31st (all day meeting sessions) and Thursday June 1st half day (field tour). This would give people time to travel on Tuesday and Friday (or even Thursday afternoon). An alternative would be all day Thursday and half day Friday June 2nd for the field tour. New faculty are currently in place at Oregon State University (Dr. Christine Haggerty) and Oregon State University (Dr. Kirk Broders). We thought we would extend personal invitation to Wyoming too.
Additional discussion touched on various research areas of participating universities.
Due to the hire of Christine Haggerty at Oregon State University at Pendleton, we were coordinating established and new research with Dr. Smiley and myself, with Christine on soil borne pathogens including Cereal Cyst nematode and my PhD student Pooria Ensafi. We are planning on attending the International CCN meeting in Agadir, Morocco between 11-15 September 2017 to assist us in future research developments.
Accomplishments
Publications
<p>Smiley, R.W. and Marshall, J.M. 2015. Resistance and tolerance of spring wheat and barley to <em>Heterodera avenae</em> in the USA. In. A.A. Dababat and R.W. Smiley (eds.). Nematodes of Small Grain Cereals: Current Status and Research. FAO, Rome, Italy. ISBN:978-92-5-108878-4. copyright FAO, 2015.</p><br /> <p>Smiley, R., and Marshall, J.M. 2016. Detection of dual <em>Heterodera avenae</em> resistance plus tolerance traits in spring wheat. Plant Dis. 100:1677-1685. <a href="http://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1094/PDIS-09-15-1055-RE">http://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1094/PDIS-09-15-1055-RE</a> </p><br /> <p>Marshall, J.M. and Smiley, R.W. 2016. Spring barley resistance and tolerance to the cereal cyst nematode <em>Heterodera avenae</em>. Plant Disease.100:2(396-407). <a href="http://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/pdf/10.1094/PDIS-05-15-0498-RE">http://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/pdf/10.1094/PDIS-05-15-0498-RE</a> </p><br /> <p>Marshall, J.M., Jackson, C.A., Shelman, T., Jones, L., and O’Brien, K. 2016. 2015 Small Grains Report, Southcentral and Southeast Idaho Cereals Research and Extension Program. Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station. UI Research Bulletin 188. 133 pp. <a href="http://www.cals.uidaho.edu/edComm/pdf/RES/RES188.pdf">http://www.cals.uidaho.edu/edComm/pdf/RES/RES188.pdf</a></p><br /> <p>Smiley, R.W.; Marshall, J.M. 2014. "Spring wheat resistance and tolerance to cereal cyst nematode, 2013." March/2014. Plant Disease Management Report. 8:N007.</p><br /> <p>Smiley, R.W.; Marshall, J.M. 2014."Spring wheat resistance and tolerance to cereal cyst nematode, 2013". March/2014. Plant Disease Management Report No. 8:N008</p><br /> <p>Lutcher, L.K., Sullivan, C.S., Flowers, M.D., Mundt, C.C., Wysocki, D.J., Rhinhart, K.E.L., Marshall, J.M. 2016. Performance of Hard Red Winter Wheat in Late-planted Fallow. PNW 635. Oregon State University. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/sites/catalog/files/project/pdf/pnw635_3.pdf">https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/sites/catalog/files/project/pdf/pnw635_3.pdf</a></span></p><br /> <p>Rashed, A., F. Etzler, C. Rogers, and J.M. Marshall. 2015. Wireworms in Idaho Cereals: A Guide to Monitor Numbers and Identify Predominant Species in the Intermountain Region. University of Idaho, </p><br /> <p>Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station Current Information Series. CIS BUL 898. <a href="http://www.cals.uidaho.edu/edcomm/pdf/BUL/BUL0898.pdf"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">http://www.cals.uidaho.edu/edcomm/pdf/BUL/BUL0898.pdf</span></a>.</p><br /> <p>Rogers, C.W., J.M. Marshall, A. Rashed, D.W. Morishita. 2015. Barley Quick Facts. University of Idaho, Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station Current Information Series. CIS 1217. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cals.uidaho.edu/edcomm/pdf/CIS/CIS1217.pdf">http://www.cals.uidaho.edu/edcomm/pdf/CIS/CIS1217.pdf</a></span></p><br /> <p><strong>Abstracts:</strong></p><br /> <p>Dangi, S., Woodhall, J., Fairchild, K.L., Marshall, J.M., and Wharton, P.S. 2016. Detection of mefenoxam resistance in <em>Pythium</em> <em>ultimum</em> on barley in Southern Idaho. Poster and Proceedings of the 9<sup>th</sup> Australasian Soilborne Diseases Symposium. Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand. Nov 14-17, 2016.</p><br /> <p>Liang, X., Marshall, J.M., Rashed, A., Rogers, C.W. 2016. Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus Effects on Wheat Water and Nitrogen Use Efficiency. ASA Meeting. Phoenix, AZ. Nov 2016. </p><br /> <p>Kurtis L. Schroeder, K.L. and Marshall, J.M. 2016. Tailoring nitrogen recommendations: varietal response in hard red winter wheat to nitrogen fertilizer application timing. ASA Meeting. Phoenix, AZ. Nov 2016.</p><br /> <p>Rashidi, M., Marshall, J. M., Bosque-Pérez, N. A., Rashed, A. 2016. Barley yellow dwarf incidence and bird cherry-oat aphid preference in four wheat varieties in Idaho. (Abstr.) Phytopathology 102 (Suppl. 7):SX.X. APS Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL. August 1 – 4, 2016. <a href="http://www.apsnet.org/meetings/annual/abstracts/pages/abstractdetail.aspx?MID=577"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">http://www.apsnet.org/meetings/annual/abstracts/pages/abstractdetail.aspx?MID=577</span></a></p><br /> <p>Arash Rashed, A., Mahnaz Rashidi, Christopher Rogers and <strong>Juliet Marshall</strong>. 2016. Wireworms in Idaho cereals: comparison of wireworm damage to wheat and barley with respect to seeding depth and soil media. ESA Presentation #116102 - 2016 Pacific Branch Meeting<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><a href="https://esa.confex.com/esa/2016pb/tmp/papers/index.cgi?username=116102&password=936709"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">https://esa.confex.com/esa/2016pb/tmp/papers/index.cgi?username=116102&password=936709</span></a>.</p><br /> <p>Rashed, A., Rashidi, M., Rogers, C., <strong>Marshall, J.M.</strong> 2016. Wireworm damage to wheat and barley in rela-tion to soil media and seeding depth. Pacific Branch Entomological Society of America, Honolulu, HI, April, 2016.</p><br /> <p>Rashidi, M., Marshall, J.M., Bosque-Perez, N., <strong>Rashed, A.</strong> 2016. Barley yellow dwarf incidence and the bird cherry-oat aphid preference in four USA wheat varieties. Poster. International Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium. Avignon, France June 2016.</p><br /> <p>Hu, G., Satterfield, K., Evans, C., Brueggeman, R., Schwarz, P., and <strong>Marshall, J.M</strong>. 2015. <em>Fusarium</em> Head Blight Resistance of USDA-ARS Breeding Materials in Idaho. Contributed presentation (poster) for the USWBSI meeting, St. Louis, MO. Dec 6, 2015.</p><br /> <p>Arcibal, S.M., Baldwin, T.T., Jackson, C.A., Shelman, T., and <strong>Marshall, J.M</strong>. 2015. Screening for FHB Susceptibility in Barley Cultivars in the Western U.S. Contributed presentation (poster) for the USWBSI meeting, St. Louis, MO. Dec 6, 2015.</p><br /> <p>Arcibal, S.M., Baldwin, T.T., Jackson, C.A., Shelman, T., and <strong>Marshall, J.M.</strong> 2015. Screening for FHB Susceptibility in Wheat Cultivars in the Western U.S. Contributed presentation (poster) for the USWBSI meeting, St. Louis, MO. Dec 6, 2015.</p>Impact Statements
- Impact statements a. Activities: Organized and specific functions or duties carried out by individuals or teams using scientific methods to reveal new knowledge and develop new understanding. Joint research projects continue between OSU and UI on soil borne diseases - especially Cereal Cyst Nematode, Fusarum dryland foot rot, soil borne wheat streak mosaic virus, and Cephalosporium stripe. Cooperative work within universities occurs between disciplines (i.e. in entomology and plant pathology, like BYDV and wireworm). Graduate student training continues at UI and OSU on cereal diseases and pathogens. b. Indicators: Qualitative surrogate observations or indirect measures of quantitative performance measures which permit monitoring the achievement of outcomes when direct measurement of performance is difficult, too costly, or not possible Due to extensive work with the entomologist at the UI (Dr. Arash Rashed), Juliet Marshall has worked extensively with the Idaho Grain Producers Association, Idaho Barley Commission, the Idaho Wheat Commission, and the USDA Risk Management Association in Spokane, Washington to delay the date for latest insurable planting date for winter wheat and winter barley in order to reduce impact from Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus. Due to extensive work on Fusarium head blight (FHB screening of spring wheat and spring barley varieties, fungicide trials, etc), Juliet Marshall has been invited nationally and internationally to speak on the emergence of FHBV in western states under irrigated and dryland conditions in Idaho Washington and Montana.
Date of Annual Report: 08/05/2020
Report Information
Period the Report Covers: 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020
Participants
Suzette Baldwin University of IdahoTom Baldwin USDA - Aberdeen, ID
Jim Berg Montana State University
Brittney Brewer Montana State University
McKenna Brown Montana State University
Phil Bruckner Montana State University
Mary Burrows Montana State University
Hayley Butler Limagrain Cereal Seeds
Arron Carter Washington State University
Jianli Chen University of Idaho
Dale Clark Nutrien
Jason Cook Montana State University
Jorge Dubcovsky UC Davis
Alan Dyer Montana State University
Doug Engle USDA-Washington State University
Reed Findlay University of Idaho
Kim Garland-Campbell Washington State University
Mike Giroux Montana State University
Ryan Graebner Oregon State University
Joshua Hegarty UC Davis
Andrew Hogg Montana State University
Naggie Jeradechachai Bay State Milling
Tyson Koepke Washington State University
Duncan Kroese Oregon State University
Jennifer Lachowiec Montana State University
Paul Lorenzo Montana State University
Juliet Marshall University of Idaho
Jack Martin Montana State University
Chris Mundt Oregon State University
Tim Murray Washington State University
Yukiko Naruoka Syngenta
Sarah Peery Washington State University
Michael Pumphrey Washington State University
Ted Rogers Northern Agri Brands
Bill Schillinger Washington State University
Tavin Schneider Washington State University
Kurtis Schroeder Idaho
Deven See USDA-Washington State University
Stephanie Sjoberg Bayer Crop Science
Nikayla Strauss Washington State University
Uta Stuhr Montana State University
Jennifer Vonderwell AgriPro
Cathy Wilson Idaho Wheat Commission
Lucas Wright Montana State University
Qing Yan Montana State University
Belayneh Yimer University of Idaho
Robert Zemetra Oregon State University
Brief Summary of Minutes
Summary of minutes of annual meeting: The meeting was held via WebEx from Montana State University in Bozeman, MT on June 9th, 2020 and in conjunction with the Western Wheat Workers and took place from 830 am to 1 pm.
WWW- Wheat Genetics Talks
1.Brittney Brewer-Jones – Ph.D. Student at Montana State University - Allele Response of Four Yield Component Quantitative Trait Loci to Variable Resource Availability and Competition Levels in Spring Wheat
- Nikayla Strauss – PhD. Student at Washington State University – The DNAM Population: Understanding the Impact and Potential of the D-Genome in Wheat
- Joshua Hegarty – Postdoc at UC Davis – Triticale Grain Quality: It's Not Just For Animals Anymore
WERA-97 Plant Pathology Talks
- Uta McKelvy – Ph.D. Student at Montana State University - AWaRe: An Online Learning Tool for the Assessment of Wheat Streak Mosaic Risk in the Northern Great Plains
- Paul Lorenzo – M.S. Student at Montana State University- Methods for Assessing the Effectiveness of the Wsm2 and Cmc4 Genes in Conferring Resistance to Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus and the Wheat Curl Mite
3.Qing Yan – Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology, Montana State University - Regulation of Antibiotic Production by Intracellular Pathways in Plant Beneficial Bacteria
11-12 State reports and WWW and WERA-97 business
12-1230 Discussion of next year’s meeting (MSU Bozeman in person?)
Regional Nurseries Discussion – Kim Garland Campbell
Regional nurseries and cooperative nurseries are focused primarily on agronomics and are run by the USDA. Also discussed the western regional nurseries run by the USDA. They are seeking comments on needs and whether they should continue the spring wheat nurseries and what data should be collected. Craig Morris noted that users need to reply with feedback on quality data or it will be dropped. Kim Campbell will send out a survey to appraise the situation. Jen Vonderwell (Agri-Pro) supports the continuation of the nurseries and is particularly interested in the disease data. Arron Carter commented that timely return of data is a must. Phil Bruckner is already using the northern nursery. The nursery data is not always a selection tool as advanced lines are being submitted. The data is used to enhance characterization of lines. Kim Campbell commented on data to record level of Aluminum tolerance and wheat streak virus responses.
State Reports
MONTANA: Jim Berg: reported on wheat acreages and status of wheat acreage in Montana and noted that crop development is behind previous years. Alan Dyer: Noted that last year stripe rust was down, leafspots and head scab were up. This year frost injury, Pythium damping off and WSMV are showing increases. Noticing more loose smut of wheat, and conditions were favorable for Cephalosporium Stripe. Tim Murray suggested Cephalosporium stripe may be increasing overall due to increasing favorable environmental conditions.
WASHINGTON. Arron Carton - HRWW down. Soft white spring wheat up due to prices. Concern for two varieties (Curiosity and UlMagic) susceptibility to stripe rust. A lot of problems with weather this year. The spring was weird, many weed problems/herbicide mistakes. Xianming Chen - Several years stripe rust was exploiting Clearfield lines. This year’s stripe ruse was very dynamic and conditions in May may have significant effects on rust. Kim Garland-Campbell- Washington USDA is advertising a new seed physiologist position and a New Bioinformatics Position. Tim Murray- In winter wheat, reports of significant eyespot damage (strawbreaker) and two fields with WSMV associated with early seeding
IDAHO. Juliet Marshall- Unusual fall conditions with on time planting but planting was followed by cold dry conditions that led to poor wintering of winter wheat and triticale. Spring wheat acreage is up due to loss of potato and barley contracts. Good News -No Stripe Rust or dwarf bunt. Dave is retiring. This spring typified by high winds and wide temperature swings. Recent frost damage. Has a screening for cereal cyst nematodes. Severe Take-all is occurring in barley (which is atypical). Expect to see scald, Xanthomonas and foot rot. Not expecting high yields. Spring wheat seed sold out.
OREGON. Duncan Kroese - Fusarium crown rot is significant. Much of the state is running out of moisture. Cathy Wilson- Lower winter wheat acreage. Spring wheat acreage is way up especially soft wheat.
AGRIPRO. Jen Vonderwell- Agri-Pro is going forward with hybrid wheat. Have acquired a falling numbers machine. Has screening panels. Expect to release to soft white winter wheat and AP Illiad Stripe rust resistant, foot rot resistant.
NUTRIEN. Dale Clark- Circles S was bought by Nutrien. Primarily conducting contract testing. Dale.clark@nutrien.com
Final Note: Alan Dyer- WERA97 will have a later meeting to discuss project renewal.
Accomplishments
<p><strong>Accomplishments: </strong></p><br /> <p>The annual meeting and this project focuses on regional nurseries and discussion of cereal diseases that are regionally important and that can be expected to be of concern to others within the group. Meeting coordinates samples to be grown in regional nurseries to screen for disease resistance. Most important output ultimately is better methods to control cereal diseases. </p><br /> <p><strong>Short-term Outcomes: </strong>Research focused on diseases of importance to cereal growers and the development of disease resistant varieties. The group of university and company researchers uses this meeting to develop collaborative research projects and share results. </p><br /> <p><strong>Outputs: </strong>Outputs include disease control and increased yield of cereals within the growing regions served by the members. Collaborating members conduct peer reviewed research and contribute to the development of disease resistant cereal varieties.</p><br /> <p>There were 6 agalerts to over 1000 email and 300 text subscribers on topics of importance to cereal growers in the reporting period and one magazine article in Crop and Soils Magazine, a nationally distributed agriculture publication. There were 18 extension and scientific presentations to an audience of 1048 participants and 10 appearances on Montana Ag Live on Montana PBS to an estimated audience of 20,000 per appearance (2 mil contacts). In media, there was one news release, two facebook videos for Montana PBS, three radio appearances and five YouTube videos featuring cereal crop diseases. One student is expected to defend her PhD thesis on Wheat streak mosaic virus on 3 August, 2020.</p><br /> <table width="536"><br /> <tbody><br /> <tr><br /> <td width="64"><br /> <p>7/8/19</p><br /> </td><br /> <td width="64"><br /> <p>agalert</p><br /> </td><br /> <td width="408"><br /> <p>It started raining: prevalent diseases in cereals and pulses</p><br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /> <tr><br /> <td width="64"><br /> <p>11/7/19</p><br /> </td><br /> <td width="64"><br /> <p>Magazine</p><br /> </td><br /> <td width="408"><br /> <p>Wheat streak mosaic virus: good management can reduce your risks</p><br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /> <tr><br /> <td width="64"><br /> <p>5/29/20</p><br /> </td><br /> <td width="64"><br /> <p>agalert</p><br /> </td><br /> <td width="408"><br /> <p>Videos on diagnostic lab and plant path research</p><br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /> <tr><br /> <td width="64"><br /> <p>6/10/20</p><br /> </td><br /> <td width="64"><br /> <p>agalert</p><br /> </td><br /> <td width="408"><br /> <p>Wheat streak mosaic virus and wheat curl mite active statewide</p><br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /> <tr><br /> <td width="64"><br /> <p>6/29/20</p><br /> </td><br /> <td width="64"><br /> <p>agalert</p><br /> </td><br /> <td width="408"><br /> <p>Fungicide decisions on field crops</p><br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /> <tr><br /> <td width="64"><br /> <p>6/30/20</p><br /> </td><br /> <td width="64"><br /> <p>agalert</p><br /> </td><br /> <td width="408"><br /> <p>Stripe rust variety resistance reactions</p><br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /> <tr><br /> <td width="64"><br /> <p>6/30/20</p><br /> </td><br /> <td width="64"><br /> <p>agalert</p><br /> </td><br /> <td width="408"><br /> <p>Fusarium head blight risk</p><br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /> </tbody><br /> </table><br /> <p><strong><br />Activities: </strong>Collaborating on regional nurseries, providing feedback on the disease resistance of varietal entries in the trials and discussing by email and in the annual meeting the relative importance of different cereal diseases and the importance of different methods of control.</p><br /> <p><strong>Milestones: </strong>Preventing disease epidemics that would occur within cereal growing regions due to failure to recognize new pathogens or failure to recommend growers use effective control measures. </p><br /> <p>In the reporting period, the Schutter Diagnostic Laboratory at Montana State University processed 190 cereal samples (spring barley, spring wheat, and winter wheat) for plant pests and disorders. Of these there were 100 diseases identified, 23 insects, and 67 abiotic disorders. Wheat streak mosaic virus and the wheat curl mite dominated the disease identifications with 15 and 11 diagnoses, respectively. This information is useful to target research and extension efforts. The AWaRe model (Assessment of Wheat streak mosaic risk) was used to teach growers and consultants about how disease risk can be mitigated.</p>Publications
Impact Statements
- Reduced disease in cereal crops in the western US and enhanced development of disease resistant varieties.