Plant Diseases, Insects, and Other Stresses

Plant Diseases, Insects, and Other Stresses
July 19, 2006
8-10:45 am

Session Chair: Craig Sheaffer


8:00-8:20	Developing a Yield Tolerance Index for Potato Leafhopper Damage in Alfalfa. R. Mark Sulc*, E. Charlie Brummer, and Daniel J. Undersander
8:20-8:40	Distribution and prevalence of brown root rot of forage legumes in the northeastern United States. Michael J. Wunsch*, Alexandra H. Baker, Richard C. Larsen, and Gary C. Bergstrom
8:40-9:00	The Chemical Mechanism for Defense of Glandular-Haired Alfalfa against the Potato Leafhopper. Christopher M. Ranger and David Johnson*
9:00-9:20	Physiological Tolerance of Medicago Plants to Potato Leafhopper Injury. William O. Lamp
9:40-10:00	Field Testing of Alfalfa Cultivars for Resistance to Sclerotinia Crown and Stem Rot: Problems and Progress. L. H. Rhodes*, R. M. Sulc, Jennifer J. Ariss, Paulette E. Pierson, and John S. McCormick
10:00-10:20