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Disease Resistant Alfalfa Populations

Overall yields of alfalfa, a primary forage crop in Wisconsin, have declined steadily due to a variety of major pathogens, including Verticillium, Phytophthora and Aphanomyces. Aphanomyces and Phytoph...
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Craig Grau | P01169US

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Soybean Lines with Superior Resistance to Sclerotinia Stem Rot

Sclerotinia stem rot, caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, is a major disease of crop plants in the north-central United States and southern Canada. Although soybean cultivars have been iden...
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Craig Grau, Luis Enrique del Rio-Mendoza, Nancy Kurtzweil, Angelique Peltier | P03286US

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High Pigment Golden Beets

Beets are generally available in two colors: red and golden. Beet color is determined by a class of antioxidant pigments known as betalains, which consists of red-violet betacyanins and yellow betaxan...
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Irwin Goldman, Dwight "Nick" Breitbach | P04345US

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Root Rot Resistant Snap Bean Cultivars

Root rot caused by soil borne fungi limits the production of garden (snap) beans. Currently, a crop rotation of three to five years is the most effective management strategy used to control this disea...
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James Nienhuis, Felix Navarro, Michell Eileen Sass | P06448US

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Root Rot Resistant Snap Bean Cultivars

Root rot caused by soil borne fungi limits the production of garden (snap) beans. Currently, a crop rotation of three to five years is the most effective management strategy used to control this disea...
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James Nienhuis, Felix Navarro, Michell Eileen Sass | P06320US

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Root Rot Resistant Snap Bean Cultivars

Root rot caused by soil borne fungi limits the production of garden (snap) beans. Currently, a crop rotation of three to five years is the most effective management strategy used to control this disea...
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James Nienhuis, Felix Navarro, Michell Eileen Sass | P06447US

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Root Rot Resistant Snap Bean Cultivars

Root rot caused by soil borne fungi limits the production of garden (snap) beans. Currently, a crop rotation of three to five years is the most effective management strategy used to control this disea...
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James Nienhuis, Felix Navarro, Michell Eileen Sass | P06404US

Technology

High Pigment Golden Beets

Beets are generally available in two colors: red and golden. Beet color is determined by a class of antioxidant pigments known as betalains, which consists of red-violet betacyanins and yellow betaxan...
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Irwin Goldman, Dwight "Nick" Breitbach | P05099US

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Breeding Population of Corn for Enhanced Silage Production

Dairy cows require a lot of energy to produce milk. Corn silage is commonly fed to dairy cattle because it is a highly digestible, high energy food source. Increasing the digestibility of corn silage ...
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James Coors, Natalia de Leon Gatti, Dustin Eilert, Patrick Flannery | P08445US

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