2010
Support of Asian Soybean Rust Sentinel Program
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Crop protectionDiseaseField management
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Angela Thompson McClure, University of Tennessee-Institute of Agriculture
Co-Principal Investigators:
Melvin Newman, USDA-ARS-Jackson, TN
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
University of Tennessee-Institute of Agriculture
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

The objective of this research is to fund a center for the statewide Asian Soybean Rust detection at the West TN Research and Education Center in Jackson. It will support activities of West, Middle, and East TN extension agents by providing sample screening and scouting. Researchers will use ELISA (QuikStix) technology and visual identification methods to provide rapid confirmation and a more rapid response to producers.

Unique Keywords:
#soybean diseases
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

Final Project Results

The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.