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The 2023 NFHB Forum will be held at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza Dec 3-5.
Do you have any genes you would like to be expressed or modified in wheat or barley? Contact Harold Trick or Rong Di for more information.
Watch the ScabNet Webinar with Dr. Tim Widmer to learn about his career within the USDA-ARS.
Featured Article on FHB MGMT. The first author, Wanderson Bucker Moraes, is the 2nd Place winner of the 2022 NFHB Forum Post-Doc Poster Competition.
Send submissions to amber.hoffstetter @scabusa.org.
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This month's USWBSI featured researcher is Sue Mondal, Ph.D., an assistant professor at MSU and winter wheat breeder.

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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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FHB Alert Blog

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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.

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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

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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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