• Studies on the Population Biology of Colletotrichum coccodes Using AFLP and SCAR Markers 

  Alananbeh, Kholoud Mohammad (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  Black dot is a blemish disease of potato caused by the fungus Colletotrichum coccodes (Wallr.) Hughes. with worldwide distribution. It occurs in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America, and Central ...

• Association Mapping of Resistance to Common Root Rot and Spot Blotch in Barley, and Population Genetics of Coch/iobolus sativus 

  Gyawali, Sanjaya (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  Cochliobolus sativus (Ito & Kurib.) Drechsl. ex Dast. [anamorph, Bipolaris sorokiniana (Sacc. in Sorok.) Shoem.] is an important fungal pathogen, which causes common root rot (CRR), spot blotch (SB) and black point/kernel ...

• The Impact of Plant Age, Fungicide Application Methodology and Timing, and Depth of Soil Inoculation on Infection by Rhizoctonia solani on Sugarbeet. 

  Pooran-DeSouza, Scmwattie (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  Rhizoctonia root rot caused by Rhizoctonia solani (Kuhn), is the most important problem faced by sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris L.) grm.vers in North Dakota and Minnesota. Research was conducted that may be used to manage the ...

• Understanding Programmed Cell Death Pathways by Characterizing Barley Disease Lesion Mimic Mutants 

  Alsolami, Wail (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Programmed cell death (PCD) in plants refers to rapid and localized cell death that occurs as a result of regular biological processes, or in response to infection or injury. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of PCD ...

• Molecular Mapping of QTL for Genetic Transformation-Related Trait and CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Gene Editing in Wheat 

  Karmacharya, Anil (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Plant transformation is a valuable tool for gene characterization and crop improvement. However, wheat transformation is greatly impacted by genotype dependency for successful regeneration of the transgenic plants. For ...

• Characterization of North Dakota Hard Red Spring Wheat for Stem and Stripe Rust Resistance 

  Kim, YongJae (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt) and Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst) are causal agents of devastating wheat stem and stripe rust diseases, respectively. Both diseases sporadically occur in North Dakota (ND), ...

• Detection of Qol Fungicide Resistance and Genomic Analysis for Identification of Polyketide Synthases and Methyltransferases in Ascochyta rabiei 

  Delgado, Javier Andres (North Dakota State University, 2011)

  Ascochyta blight is the most important disease of chickpeas in North America since the fungal pathogen Ascochyta rabiei was introduced to this region in 1986. Ascochyta blight epidemics can cause yield and economic losses ...

• Development of Quantification and Diagnosis Methods for Cereal Bacterial Leaf Streak Pathogens 

  Hong, Eunhye (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Bacterial leaf streak (BLS) has been a major disease on wheat and barley in the Northern Great Plains. It is caused by Xanthomonas translucens pv. undulosa (Xtu) on wheat and X. translucens pv. translucens (Xtt) on barley. ...

• Characterization and Detection of Bacterial Pathogens of Common Bean 

  Nelson, Katie (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Common bacterial blight (CBB) (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli (Xap) and X. fuscans pv. fuscans (Xff), halo blight (Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. phaseolicola (Psp)), and bacterial brown spot (P. syringae pv. syringae ...

• Genetic Characterization and Engineering of Disease Resistance to Spot Form Net Blotch and Fusarium Head Blight in Barley 

  Alhashel, Abdullah (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Barley spot form net blotch (SFNB) caused by Pyrenophora teres f. maculata (Ptm) and Fusarium head blight (FHB) caused by Fusarium graminearum are devastating diseases of barley requiring advanced molecular breeding tools ...

• Improving Management and Understanding of Major Diseases of Sugar Beet 

  Bhuiyan, Md Ziaur Rahman (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Sugar beet is a sugar-yielding crop, that contributes 25% of the global sucrose production. Economic production of sugar beet is hampered by Cercospora leaf spot (CLS) (Cercospora beticola), Rhizoctonia crown and root rot ...

• Identification and Characterization of Novel Cercospora beticola Necrosis-Inducing Effectors 

  Hamilton, Olivia Grace (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Cercospora beticola is a hemibiotrophic fungus responsible for Cercospora leaf spot disease of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris). Plant pathogens such as C. beticola utilize “effector” molecules to aid in disease establishment. ...

• Improving Disease Management in Field Pea and Durum Wheat in the MonDak Region 

  Gargouri-Jbir, Taheni (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Results from wilt pathogenicity and race evaluations for 25 North Dakota Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. pisi (Fop) isolates conducted in the greenhouse indicated all Fop races exist in North Dakota. Race 2 isolates were more ...

• Managing Economically Important Diseases of Sunflower and Oilseed Rape in North Dakota, California, and Schleswig-Holstein 

  Berghuis, Brandt Gregory (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Rust, caused by Puccinia helianthi, and blackleg, caused by Leptosphaeria maculans, are economically important diseases on sunflower and oilseed rape, respectively. In order to recommend the most effective disease management ...

• Fitness and Management of Site-specific Fungicide Resistant Cercospora beticola Isolates from Sugar Beet 

  Liu, Yangxi (North Dakota State University, 2020)

  Cercospora leaf spot (CLS), caused by the fungal pathogen Cercospora beticola, is one of the most destructive foliar diseases on sugar beet. It severely affects productivity and profitability of the sugar beet industry. ...

• Plant-Parasitic Nematodes on Corn (Zea mays L.) and Soybean (Glycine max L.) in North Dakota 

  Chowdhury, Intiaz Amin (North Dakota State University, 2020)

  Four studies were conducted to investigate plant-parasitic nematodes (PPN) of corn and soybean in ND. The first study investigated the incidence and abundance of vermiform PPN in ND corn fields in 2015 and 2016. Samples ...

• The Effect of Variable Seed-Borne Inoculum Load of Dickeya dianthicola on Performance and Infection of Field Grown Potatoes 

  Larson, William Kalvin (North Dakota State University, 2020)

  Field experiments were conducted at Live Oak, Florida, and Rhodesdale, Maryland, to evaluate the effect of variable seed-borne inoculum load of Dickeya dianthicola on potato plant emergence, plant growth throughout the ...

• Resistance Screening and QTL Mapping in Wheat and Triticale Against Root-Lesion Nematode 

  Singh, Gurminder (North Dakota State University, 2020)

  Root-lesion nematode (RLN, Pratylenchus neglectus) invades the roots of wheat and causes yield losses throughout the world. Genetic resistance is the most economical and effective means to manage RLNs. The objective of ...

• Developing a New Inoculation Method, and Evaluating the Potential Biological Control of Rhizoctonia solani by Penicillium pinophilum on Sugar Beet 

  Haque, Md Ehsanul (North Dakota State University, 2020)

  Rhizoctonia solani causes damping-off, and root and crown rot of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) and overwinters as sclerotia and mycelia. Research was conducted to determine how best to produce large quantities of sclerotia ...

• Determination of Disease Impacts on Sunflower Yield 

  Hansen, Bryan Charles (North Dakota State University, 2020)

  Diseases that infect sunflower frequently occur in North Dakota, but the impact they have on yield is unclear. The objectives of this research are to 1) evaluate fungicide efficacy, application timing and yield impact of ...

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