Research Project: Field Release and Evaluation of Ramularia crupinae for the Management of Noxious Crupina vulgaris Populations in the Nez Perce Tribal Reservation

Location: Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research

Project Number: 8044-30400-001-014-A
Project Type: Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Aug 1, 2025
End Date: Nov 3, 2026

Objective:
The objectives are to (1) continue to monitor Ramularia crupinae establishment and disease impact at previously established Cooperator field sites and (2) perform detailed crupina distribution surveys.

Approach:
(1) Monitor Ramularia crupinae infections in common crupina field populations at replicated trial sites and (2) survey common crupina infestations.