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Now Open: FY24 Funding Opportunities! LOIs are due for Categories 1,2, and 4 by Jun 28. Online submission opens Aug 3.
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Time to book your hotel arrangments for the 2023 NFHB Forum at the Cincinnati Netherland Plaza Dec 3-5.
'ND Frohberg' is a hard red spring wheat with moderate resistance to FHB.
Check out the latest issue of Fusarium Focus!
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CCA's can now watch the re-broadcast of Scabinar to earn 4 CEUs in integrated pest management.
This month's USWBSI featured researcher is Madalyn Shires, PhD, from SDSU. Shires is a new PI in the IM-CP.

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To enhance food safety and supply by reducing the impact of Fusarium Head Blight (scab) on wheat and barley.

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ScabSource Publication Database

The USWBSI Publication Database provides an easy way to search scientific publications that are relevant to Fusarium Head Blight of wheat and barley.

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We have provided a space for users to post and share their scab related images. The library is broken up into many albums representing the different research conducted by USWBSI researchers.

FHB Alert Blog

Comments from the FHB Risk Tool are posted in real time to this blog from regional cereal grain specialists.

Breedbase

Breedbase is a comprehensive breeding management and analysis software. Users can design field layouts, collect data using tablets, store genotypic and phenotypic data and perform data analysis.

FHB Risk Tool

The Fusarium Prediction Center’s experimental models are deployed to estimate the risk of FHB epidemics and aid in management decisions. We also encourage you to consult local extension specialists.

DON Testing Labs

Locate your DON lab assignment and get information on individual DON lab sample submission guidelines and protocols.

ScabSmart

A website to provide key management information for each small grain class affected by Fusarium head blight in the U.S.

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