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All Posters
Fusarium Head Blight: Species Concepts in the Midwest and East Coast
Presenting Author:
Gloria Baker, Michigan State University
Poster #: 101
Dual Fungicide Applications for Fusarium Head Blight Management in Winter Wheat: Results From the IM-CP UFT in Kansas, 2024-25
Presenting Author:
Luan Castegnera, Kansas State University
Poster #: 102
Image Analysis-Based, High-Throughput Screening for Fungicide Sensitivity to Pydiflumetofen and Tebuconazole in U.S. Fusarium Head Blight Populations
Presenting Author:
Sunkyu Choi, Michigan State University
Poster #: 103
Quantifying the Additive Effects of a Sequential Fungicide Treatment Program FHB and DON Management in SRWW in Ohio
Presenting Author:
Joseph Chonza, The Ohio State University
Poster #: 104
Effect of Fungicides on Winter Barley Yield and Deoxynivalenol Contamination of Harvested Grain in Kentucky
Presenting Author:
Gabriel de Moraes Chitolina, University of Kentucky
Poster #: 106
The Role of Seeding Rates When Integrated with Fungicide Applications and Genetic Resistance in Fusarium Head Blight Management in Kansas
Presenting Author:
Jose Flores Guzman, Kansas State University
Poster #: 107
Integrated Management of Fusarium Head Blight in Winter Wheat in Nebraska
Presenting Author:
Sujan Gautam, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Poster #: 108
Unexpected Effects of Trinexaoac-ethyl on Fusarium Head Blight Severity and Yield in Wheat
Presenting Author:
Luis Gehrke, University of Illinois
Poster #: 109
Optimizing Fungicide Application to Protect Yield and Mitigate Accumulation of Mycotoxins in Wheat Under High Disease Pressure
Presenting Author:
Anna Hagemann, South Dakota State University
Poster #: 110
Summary of North Dakota Uniform Fungicide Efforts from 2022 to 2025
Presenting Author:
Bryan Hansen, North Dakota State University, Department of Plant Pathology
Poster #: 111
Fusarium Head Blight Management Coordinated Project: Uniform Fungicide Trials 2025
Presenting Author:
Isaack Kikway, The Ohio State University
Poster #: 112
Fusarium Head Blight Management Coordinated Project: Integrated Management Trials 2025
Presenting Author:
Isaack Kikway, The Ohio State University
Poster #: 113
Get Spike Level FHB Screening on Real-Time Interface Before You Reach the Office
Presenting Author:
Karishma Kumari, South Dakota State University
Poster #: 114
Efficacy of Drone-Based Fungicide Applications for Control of Fusarium Head Blight in Illinois Wheat
Presenting Author:
Ignacio Agustin Perez, University of Illinois
Poster #: 115
Exploring Stakeholder Perceptions and Strategies for Fusarium Head Blight Management and Wheat Variety Selection
Presenting Author:
Olanrewaju Shittu, Penn State University
Poster #: 116
Efficacy of Fungicide Applications for Management of Fusarium Head Blight Across Wheat Varieties in Delaware
Presenting Author:
Shiv Singla, University of Delaware
Poster #: 117
Approach to Addressing FHB And Other Disease Threats in Novel Perennial Grain Crops Such as Kernza®
Presenting Author:
Kathryn Turner, The Land Institute
Poster #: 118
Sensitivity of Fusarium Species Causing Fusarium Head Blight of Barley in Manitoba to Triazole Fungicides
Presenting Author:
Xiben Wang, Morden Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Poster #: 119
Decontamination of Fungal and Fusarium Mycotoxins in Wheat Grains Using Natural Photosensitizers
Presenting Author:
Anil Kunapareddy, North Dakota State University - Fargo, ND
Poster #: 201
High-Throughput LC-MS Quantification of Single-Kernel Mycotoxins to Identify Fusarium Damaged Kernels in Barley and Wheat
Presenting Author:
Chaofan Sun, North Dakota State University - Fargo, ND
Poster #: 202
Rapid Quantification of Fusarium Damaged Kernels in Barley Using Hyperspectral Imaging and Machine Learning
Presenting Author:
Tian Sun, North Dakota State University
Poster #: 203
Barley Genetic Engineering Facility for FHB Research Community
Presenting Author:
Rong Di, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Poster #: 301
Overexpression of Wheat Pore-Forming Toxin-like Gene in Transgenic Plants of Tomato and Strawberry Provides Broad Spectrum Resistance to Fungal Pathogens
Presenting Author:
Prem Kumar Ganesan, University of Maryland College Park
Poster #: 302
High-Resolution Mapping of a Conserved Fusarium Head Blight Susceptibility Factor Sf-Fhb-7AS in Wheat
Presenting Author:
Simran Goyal, University of Maryland College Park
Poster #: 303
Disruption of NPR3 and NPR4 Genes in Wheat Confers Resistance to Fusarium graminearum
Presenting Author:
Md Ashraful Islam, University of North Texas
Poster #: 304
Enhanced Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Fhb7 Transgenic Barley and Wheat
Presenting Author:
Wei Jiang, South Dakota State University
Poster #: 305
Ancestral Germplasm as a Source of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Bread Wheat
Presenting Author:
Jaime Knight, Kansas State University
Poster #: 306
From In Silico to Function: A Bioinformatic Workflow for Discovering Novel Multi-Domain Lipid Transfer Proteins (nsLTPs)
Presenting Author:
John McLaughlin, Rutgers University
Poster #: 307
Integrated Host-Pathogen Transcriptomics Elucidates the Role of Wheat Lpx3 in Fusarium Head Blight Resistance
Presenting Author:
Isha Mittal, University of North Texas
Poster #: 308
The Role of the UDP-glucosyltransferase UGT13248 in Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight: What it Can and Cannot Do
Presenting Author:
Gary Muehlbauer, University of Minnesota
Poster #: 309
Discovering Marker-Trait Associations for Fusarium Head Blight and Kernel Traits in Texas Wheat Breeding Lines
Presenting Author:
Yahya Rauf, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Poster #: 310
Transcriptomic Study to Reveal Genes Governing Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Durum Genotypes with Introgressed Major Resistance Genes
Presenting Author:
Sittal Thapa, North Dakota State University, Department of Plant Pathology
Poster #: 311
Enhancement of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance and DON Reduction by Expressing Optimized FgTRI101 in Moderately Resistant Wheat
Presenting Author:
Guixia Hao, U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative (USWBSI)
Poster #: 313
A Pangenome Graph Approach to Characterize Genomic Variation in Fusarium graminearum
Presenting Author:
Sumit Chowdhury, Kansas State University
Poster #: 401
Differential Response of Fusarium graminearum Isolates to DMI Fungicides
Presenting Author:
Sandhya Gopisetty, Kansas State University
Poster #: 402
Assessment of Pathogenicity and Aggressiveness of Fusarium poae on Wheat and Barley
Presenting Author:
Shiwarttan Kumar Gupt, The University of Georgia (UGA)
Poster #: 403
Competitiveness of Segregating 3ADON versus 15ADON Fusarium graminearum Progeny on Susceptible Wheat, With or Without Fungicides
Presenting Author:
Ogheneyoma Ikpeni, University of Kentucky
Poster #: 404
Effect of Resistance on Fusarium graminearum Populations
Presenting Author:
Santiago Mideros, University of Illinois
Poster #: 405
Genome-Wide Perspectives on Fusarium graminearum Adaptation in Barley, Soybean, and Potato
Presenting Author:
Abbeah Mae Navasca, North Dakota State University
Poster #: 406
Chemotypes, Population Structure and Genome-wide Association Study of Fusarium graminearum Isolates Collected From Eastern North Dakota and Western Minnesota
Presenting Author:
Alireza Poursafar, North Dakota State University
Poster #: 407
Advancing Wheat Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight through Genomic Prediction
Presenting Author:
Emily Billow, Colorado State University
Poster #: 502
30 Years of Breeding for Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Wheat: A Success Story
Presenting Author:
Charlotte Brault, University of Minnesota
Poster #: 503
Strengthening Durum Wheat Resistance Against Fusarium: Fhb7The2 Delivers Consistent Resistance Across Diverse Cultivars
Presenting Author:
Ahmed Charif, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Poster #: 504
Genomics and Functional Genomic Studies Reveal Novel Host Resistance Mechanisms and Microbiome Roles in Cereal Defence Against Pathogens
Presenting Author:
Fiona Doohan, University College Dublin
Poster #: 505
Improving Montana Durum Wheat Production through Utilization of Fhb1, Fhb5, and Fhb7The2
Presenting Author:
Megan Engel, Montana State University
Poster #: 506
Effects of FHB Resistance QTL and Nitrogen Rate on Agronomic and Quality Traits of SRW Wheat
Presenting Author:
Maggie Gillum, University of Kentucky
Poster #: 507
Developing Durum Wheat Germplasm with Fusarium Head Blight Resistance Through Interspecific Crosses
Presenting Author:
Xuehui Li, North Dakota State University
Poster #: 508
The 2025 Uniform Southern Soft Red Winter Wheat Scab Nursery
Presenting Author:
Jeanette Lyerly, North Carolina State University
Poster #: 509
Head-by-Head AI for High-Throughput FHB Scoring in Wheat & Barley
Presenting Author:
Ali M Nafchi, South Dakota State University
Poster #: 510
Assessment of DON Accumulation in Durum Wheat Across North Dakota Variety Trial Sites
Presenting Author:
Edson Ncube, North Dakota State University
Poster #: 511
Improving Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Durum Wheat Using Recurrent Phenotypic Selection and Genomic Selection
Presenting Author:
Harika Pothula, North Dakota State University
Poster #: 513
Pyramiding the Fusarium Head Blight Resistance Genes Through Doubled Haploids to Accelerate Wheat Breeding
Presenting Author:
Yahya Rauf, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Poster #: 514
A Genetic and FHB Phenotypic Analysis of Near-Isogenic Lines Carrying Fhb1 in Different Genetic Backgrounds of Spring Bread Wheat and Durum Wheat
Presenting Author:
Shahed Safar, North Dakota State University
Poster #: 515
Evaluating Within-Family Genomic Prediction of FHB Traits
Presenting Author:
Julio Sellani, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
Poster #: 516
Incorporation of Thinopyrum elongatum–derived FHB Resistance Gene Fhb7The2 into 'Sumai 3', 'Frontana', and PI 277012
Presenting Author:
Navin Shrestha, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Poster #: 517
Smart Phenotyping for Smarter Resistance Breeding: AI-Based FHB Assessment in Wheat
Presenting Author:
Subash Thapa, South Dakota State University
Poster #: 518