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2017 Meeting information coming soon.
13 October, 2015
Greetings from the National Sclerotinia Initiative!
Although currently awaiting the specifics of our FY2016 operating levels, we are busy preparing for funding this year's research program.
Please be sure to check this web page - see left & table below - for updates, and please be sure to mark your calendars for the 14th Annual National Sclerotinia Meeting, 20-22 January, 2016.
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel & Suites MSP Airport - Mall of America Three Appletree Square (I-494 & 34th Avenue South), Bloomington, MN 55425 Click HERE to book your guestroom by Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Important dates: Deadline for FY2016 Pre-Plans of Work: Friday, December 4, 2015 Deadline for 2016 14th Annual Meeting Abstracts: Friday, December 11, 2015 Deadline for 2016 14th Annual Meeting Registration: Friday, December 11, 2015
The National Sclerotinia Initiative (NSI) employs an integrated and collaborative approach to guide research on the effective development of diagnostic technologies, disease management systems, genomic resources, and crop germplasm exhibiting durable resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, also known as white mold. As of 2015, the NSI has produced no fewer than forty six germplasm releases with improved tolerance to white mold; pinto bean (7), pea (5), sunflower (16), common bean (8), soybean (7), chickpea (1), and lentil (2). NSI funded projects have also contributed to more than twenty five important variety releases with improved white mold resistance in pinto bean, soybean, common bean, lentil, great northern bean, and sunflower. The strategic deployment and use of these genetic resources by plant breeders, both public and private, will reduce losses to this devastating disease and help sustain the competitiveness of U.S. canola, pea, lentil, chickpea, common bean, soybean, and sunflower producers in domestic and global markets. The current Strategic Milestones and Accomplishment Report as well as related documents and information are located in the table at the bottom of this page.
Sincerely...W. P. Kemp
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William P Kemp William.Kemp@ars.usda.gov |
Kimberly K Swanson |
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The ARS-led National Sclerotinia Initiative supports 20 different projects aimed at neutralizing white mold's economic threat to seven different crops: sunflower, soybean, canola, edible dry beans, chickpeas, lentils and dry peas. This consortium of federal and state university scientists includes 10 land grant universities and five crop commodity groups, and is led by the Agricultural Research Service, the USDA's chief scientific research agency. |
2017 Annual Meeting
Pre-plans of work are now being accepted for The 2015 Annual Sclerotinia Initiative Meeting. The deadline for submitting pre-plans of work is December 5, 2014.
Sclerotinia Information
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Sclerotinia sclerotiorumis a plant pathogenic fungus that causes important diseases known as white mold, Sclerotinia stem rot, wilt or stalk rot, or Sclerotinia head rot on a wide variety of broadleaf crops. It is commonly found damaging dry beans, sunflowers, soybeans, canola, peanut, and lentils. |
About the National Sclerotinia Initiative
On January 20-22, 2004, approximately 80 scientists and related stakeholders with knowledge of the fungal disease, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (white mold) participated in an annual meeting/workshop hosted by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Minneapolis, MN. Learn more>
