2019 NATIONAL FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT FORUM PRESENTATIONS

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GENERAL SESSION 1 (12/8/19)
CHAIRPERSONS:  David Kendra, BASF, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA and Corby Kistler, USDA-ARS, St. Paul, MN, USA
Impact of Fusarium head blight resistance on wheat variety registration in Canada - Santash Kumar, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Brandon, MB, CAN
Updated Insights on Efficacy and Timing of Fungicides from Multi-State Efforts - Pierce Paul, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, USA
Introduction and Overview of each lab and their work on Scab - Guihua Bai, Gina Brown-Guedira, Jason Fiedler and Deven See, USDA-ARS Genotyping Labs, Manhattan, KS, Raleigh, NC, Fargo, ND and Pullman, WA, USA (respectfully)
Targeting Pathogenicity Mechanisms to Promote FHB-Resistance in Wheat - Jyoti Shah, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

GENERAL SESSION 2 (12/9/19)
CO-CHAIRPERSONS:  John McLaughlin, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA and Boyd Padgett, Louisiana State University Ag Center, Alexandria, LA, USA
A Grower's Perspective on Scab from Northwest North Dakota - Dustin Johnsrud, Johnsrud Farms, Epping, ND, USA
Steps for Approving and Validating Commercial Mycotoxin Test Kits - Ajit Ghosh, USDA-AMS, Kansas City, MO, USA

GENERAL SESSION 3 (12/10/19)
CO-CHAIRPERSONS:  Boyd Padgett, Louisiana State University Ag Center, Alexandria, LA, USA and Brian Steffenson, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA
Can Agronomic Practices Reduce DON? - Carrie Knott, University of Kentucky, Princeton, KY, USA
Effects of Head Morphology and Phenology on Fusarium Infection Processes and Implications for Disease Management in Barley - Robert Brueggeman, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
Application of Model Ensembles to the Prediction of Fusarium Head Blight - Erick De Wolf, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
Color and Spectral Imaging for High-throughput Field FHB Detection and Lab DON Assessment - Ce Yang, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA
Challenges and Efforts to Maintain Winter Barley as a Viable Crop in the Eastern U.S. - Carl Griffey, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA