The agronomy department will host a series of three George Washington Carver Lectures over the next three weeks. The lectures will celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Iowa State and honor Carver.
Emmanuel Byamukama Wins National Research Paper Competition
Emmanuel Byamukama, graduate student in plant pathology, received first place for a paper in a national competition sponsored by the American Phytopathological Society (APS) Foundation and the APS Epidemiology Committee. Byamukama, a native of Uganda, received the highest scores from APS judges based on the research and the impact it will have on the science of plant pathology.Extension Specialists Part of Soybean Management Webcasts
Extension specialists Greg Tylka, plant pathology, and Palle Pedersen, agronomy, assisted in developing a series of soybean-related webcasts for the Plant Management Network, a nonprofit publishing organization. Its Focus on Soybean web portal is for growers, crop consultants and researchers seeking information on producing soybean crops.
Researchers Unmask How Soybean Parasites Operate
Work by scientists at Iowa State and the University of Missouri on how nematodes damage soybeans is featured on the cover of the March issue of the journal Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. Thomas Baum, plant pathology, and Dan Nettleton, statistics, took part in the research at Iowa State. Researchers examined the molecular mechanisms that allow the nematodes to reprogram soybean plant cells to support their feeding. The results from their studies may lead to more effective management tools to combat the agricultural pest and protect this vital U.S. crop. CSREES funded the research.
Researchers Unmask How Harmful Soybean Parasite Operates
Cyst nematodes are menacing, microscopic roundworms that infect and feed on the root cells of many important agricultural crops. One species of cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines, feeds on soybean crops, resulting in up to $1 billion in crop loss in the United States each year.
Recent research, funded by USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) is uncovering the mechanisms used by this nematode to weaken the plant's defense system.
Recent research, funded by USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) is uncovering the mechanisms used by this nematode to weaken the plant's defense system.
Plant Pathology Faculty Contribute to Award-Winning Newsletter Issue
A special issue of the ISU Integrated Crop Management Newsletter was published in February 2007 to support the increasing trend in Iowa of growing corn following corn rather than in an alternating rotation with soybean. The special issue of the newsletter recently was selected to receive an Educational Materials Award from the American Society of Agronomy at their annual meeting in November 2007.
Adam Bogdanove Presents Invited Lectures in China and Germany
Adam Bogdanove recently presented invited lectures at the 2nd International Conference on Bacterial Blight of Rice in Nanjing, China, and at the 3rd European Conference on Prokaryotic Genomics in Goettingen, Germany. His lectures were titled "Insight into bacterial blight from comparative pathogen genomics and host transcriptomics" and "Comparative and functional genomics of Xanthomonas provides insight into the ancestral genome and adaptations for host- and tissue-specific plant pathogenesis."
Soybean Aphid Researchers Comb Through Insect Viruses
Iowa State researchers in plant pathology and entomology are working toward creating a biopesticide to control Iowa's soybean aphid population. They are working at the molecular level with natural aphid viruses, tailoring them to kill only targeted aphid species. The researchers most recent results appear in the September issue of the Journal of Virology. Read More!
ISU Confirms Presence of Soybean Rust in Iowa Field
Iowa State confirmed the presence of soybean rust infection from plant samples taken last week from a field in Dallas County. This is the first confirmed case of the disease found during the growing season in Iowa. But Iowa State plant pathologists stressed that the discovery coming so late in the growing season is fortunate timing for soybean growers. Read More!
