05/03/2002

Publications:



Indiana



Noquet, C., J.C. Avice, A. Ourry, J.J. Volenec, S.M. Cunningham and J. Boucaud. 2001. Effects of environmental factors and endogenous signals on N uptake, N partitioning and taproot vegetative storage protein accumulation in Medicago sativa. Aust. J. Plant Physiol. 28:279-288.



Cunningham, S.M., J.A. Gana, J.J. Volenec, and L.R. Teuber. 2001. Winter hardiness, root physiology, and gene expression in successive fall dormancy selections from ‘Mesilla‘ and ‘CUF 101‘ alfalfa. Crop Sci. 41:1091-1098.



Shibli, R.A., D.M. Haagenson, S.M. Cunningham, W.K. Berg, and J.J. Volenec. 2001. Cryopreservation of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cells by encapsulation-dehydration. Plant Cell Rpt. 20:445-450.



Ourry, A., J.H. McDuff, J.J. Volenec, and J.P. Gaudillere. 2001. Nitrogen traffic during plant growth and development. p. 255-273. In P.J. Lea and J.F. Morot-Gaudry (eds.), Plant Nitrogen. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.



Noquet, C., J.C. Avice, A. Ourry, J.J. Volenec, and J. Boucaud. 2001. Effects of photoperiod, low temperature, and N nutrition on VSP accumulation in taproots of alfalfa. Proc. Int. Grassl. Congress (in press).



Gana, J.A., S.M. Cunningham, and J.J. Volenec. 2001. Allele-specific expression of a cold acclimation-responsive gene family in alfalfa buds and taproots. Abstr. #726. Amer. Soc. Plant Biol. Annual Meeting. http://www.rycomusa.com/aspp2001/public/P45/0694.html



Haagenson, D.M., S.M. Cunningham, and J.J. Volenec. 2001. Water relations and dehydrin gene expression in roots of contrasting alfalfa cultivars during cold acclimation. Abstr. #387. Amer. Soc. Plant Biol. Annual Meeting. http://www.rycomusa.com/aspp2001/public/P33/0690.html.



Berg, W. K., S.M. Cunningham, B.C. Joern, K.D. Johnson, and J.J. Volenec. 2001. Relationship of soil and tissue P and K concentrations on and alfalfa yield and persistence. Agron. Abstr. (CD-ROM) TSNo. s04-cunningham152819P.



Berg W.K., S.M. Cunningham, B.C. Joern, K.D. Johnson, and J.J. Volenec. 2001. P and K effects on root physiology and persistence of field-grown alfalfa. Agron. Abstr. (CD-ROM) TSNo. c02-volenec153842-P.



Maryland



Fick, G.W., W.O. Lamp, and M. Collins. Integrated pest management in forages. In Forages: The Science of Grassland Agriculture, R.F. Barnes, D.A. Miller, and C.J. Nelson (eds.), 6th ed. Iowa State Univ. Press. (In press)



Lamp, W.O., G.R. Nielsen, B. Quebedeaux, and Z. Wang. 2001. Potato leafhopper (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) injury disrupts basal transport of 14C-labelled photoassimilates in alfalfa. Journal of Economic Entomology 94: 93-97.



Michigan

Leep, R.H., J. R. Andresen and P. Jeranyama. 2001."Fall Dormancy and Snow Depth Effects on Winterkill of Alfalfa." Agron. J. 93, Pgs. 1142-1148. ASA, Madison, WI.

Leep, R.H., Dietz, T. and Doo-Hong Min. 2001. Perennial Legume and Grass Forage Variety Selection in Michigan. Michigan State University. Available at http://www.msue.msu.edu/fis/extension_documents/extpub01.pdf



Minnesota



Heimpel, G.E. and F. Meloche. 2001. Biological control of alfalfa blotch leafminer (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in Ontario: status and ecology of parasitoids 20 years after introduction (Hymenoptera: Braconidae and Eulophidae). Great Lakes Entomologist (in press).



Sheaffer, C.C., N.P. Martin, J.G. Jewett, J. Halgerson, R.D. Moon, and G.R. Cuomo. 2000. Sampling requirements for forage quality characterization of rectangular hay bales. Agron. Journal. 92:64-68.



Pennsylvania



None reported



Ohio



Venkatesh, R., R.M. Sulc, S.K. Harrison, J.D. Metzger, K.A. Diedrick, and R.B. Hammond. 2001. Volatile compounds from alfalfa clones differing in potato leafhopper resistance. Agronomy Abstracts.



Barta, A.L., R.M. Sulc, M.J. Ogle, and R.B. Hammond. 2001. Abiotic stress effects on potato leafhopper injury in alfalfa. Agronomy Abstracts.



Sulc, R.M., E.V. Santen, K.D. Johnson, C.C. Sheaffer, D.J. Undersander, L.W. Bledsoe, D.B. Hogg, and H.R. Willson. 2001. Glandular-haired cultivars reduce potato leafhopper damage in alfalfa. Agron. J. 93:1287-1296.



Sulc, R.M., J.S. McCormick, L.H. Rhodes, D.J. Barker, and R.B. Hammond. 2001. Ohio forage performance trials. Horticulture & Crop Science Series 195. Ohio State University. Available at http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~perf/.



Cox, J. J. 2001. Effects of potato leafhopper injury and Fusarium crown rot on three alfalfa populations. M. S. Thesis, The Ohio State University, Columbus. 119 pp.



South Dakota



None reported

Wisconsin



None reported



Wyoming



Hollingsworth, C.R., F.A. Gray, R.W. Groose and C.W. Mims. 2001. Morphological responses of Canadian and U.S.A. isolates of Phoma sclerotioides to different growth media, temperatures and light. MYCOTAXON 81:331-339 (In Press)



Gray, F.A., C.R. Hollingsworth and D.W. Koch. 2001. Occurrence of brown root rot of alfalfa in the continental United States. Joint Meeting of the Canadian Phytopathological Society and the Pacific Division of the American Phytopathological Society. June 18-21, 2000. Victoria, B.C. Phytopathology 91, No. 6 (Supplement) S184.



Hollingsworth, C.R., F.A. Gray, R.W. Groose, D.W. Koch and T.E. Heald. 2001. Development of a protocol for identifying alfalfa, Medicago sativa ssp. sativa reaction to infection by Phoma sclerotioides causal organism of brown root rot. Phytopathology 91, No. 6 (Supplement) S39.



Larsen, R.C., G.J. Vandemark, M.A. Gritsenko, C.R. Hollingsworth, and F.A. Gray. 2001. PCR-based SCAR markers for the detection and identification of Phoma sclerotioides - the cause of brown root rot disease of alfalfa. Phytopathology 91, No. 6 (Supplement) S53.



Larsen, R.C., G.J. Vandemark, F.A. Gray and M. Gritsenko. 2001. PCR-based markers for the identification of Phoma sclerotioides infecting alfalfa. Phytopathology 91, Vol. 6 (Supplement) S186.



Gray, F.A., C.R. Hollingsworth, D.W. Koch and R.W. Groose. 2001. A preliminary test for characterizing alfalfa cultivars for brown root rot resistance. Presented at the Joint Western Society of Crop Science/Western Alfalfa Improvement Conference Meeting, Tucson, AZ, June 11-13, 2001.



Virginia



Kuhar, T. P., R. R. Youngman, and C. A. Laub. 2001. Alfalfa weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) phenology with its host crop and parasitoids in Virginia. J. Entomol. Sci. 36: 352-365.

05/12/2003

Publications:



Indiana



Justes, E., P. Thiebeau, J-C. Avice, G. Lemaire, J.J. Volenec, and A. Ourry. 2002. Influence of summer sowing dates, N fertilization and irrigation on autumn VSP accumulation and dynamics of spring regrowth in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). J. Exp. Bot. 53:111-121.



Volenec, J.J., S.M. Cunningham, D.M. Haagenson, W.K. Berg, B.C. Joern, and D.W. Wiersma. 2002. Physiological genetics of alfalfa improvement: past failures and future prospects. Field Crops Res. 75:97-110.



Haagenson D.M., S.M. Cunningham, B.C. Joern and J.J. Volenec. 2003. Autumn defoliation effects on alfalfa winter survival, root physiology, and gene expression. Crop Sci. (in press).



Cunningham S.M., P. Nadeau, Y. Castonguay, S. Leberge and J.J. Volenec. 2003. Raffinose and stachyose accumulation, galactinol synthase expression, and winter injury of contrasting Medicago sativa germplasms. Crop Sci. (in press).



Haagenson D.M., S.M. Cunningham and J.J. Volenec. 2003. Root physiology of less fall dormant, winter hardy alfalfa selections. Crop Sci. (in press).



Berg, W. K. , S. M. Cunningham, S. M. Brouder, B. C. Joern, KD Johnson and JJ Volenec. 2002. Phosphorus and potassium effects on alfalfa shoot regrowth and root physiology. American Society of Agronomy Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, IN. Agron. Abstr. C02-cunningham133504-poster.



Berg, W. K. , S. M. Howard, S. M. Cunningham, S. M. Brouder, B.C. Joern, K.D. Johnson and J.J. Volenec. 2002. Phosphorus and potassium impact on alfalfa yield component responses and herbage nutrient concentrations. American Society of Agronomy Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, IN. Agron. Abstr. S04-cunningham092229-poster.



Berg, W. K. , S. M. Cunningham, S. M. Howard, S. M. Brouder, B.C. Joern, K.D. Johnson and J.J. Volenec. 2002. How should you manage phosphorus and potassium fertility to enhance alfalfa yield and persistence? American Society of Agronomy Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, IN. Agron. Abstr. A09-cunningham100644-oral.



Maryland



Fick, G.W., W.O. Lamp, and M. Collins. 2003. Integrated pest management in forages. In Forages: The Science of Grassland Agriculture, R.F. Barnes, D.A. Miller, and C.J. Nelson (eds.), 6th ed. Iowa State Univ. Press.



Michigan



None reported.



Minnesota



Heimpel, G.E. & F. Meloche. 2001. Biological control of alfalfa blotch leafminer (Diptera:

Agromyzidae) in Ontario: status and ecology of parasitoids 20 years after introduction

(Hymenoptera: Braconidae and Eulophidae). Great Lakes Entomologist 34: 17-26.



Ohio



Barta, A. L., R.M. Sulc, R. M., M.J. Ogle, and R.B. Hammond. 2002. Interaction between flooding or drought stress and potato leafhopper injury in alfalfa. Online. Plant Health Progress doi:10.1094/PHP-2002-0502-01-RS.



Barta, A.L., and R.M. Sulc. 2002. Interaction between waterlogging injury and irradiance level in alfalfa. Crop Sci. 42: 1529-1534.



Nutter, F.W. Jr., J. Guan, A.R. Gotlieb, L.H. Rhodes, C.R. Grau, and R.M. Sulc. 2002. Quantifying alfalfa yield losses caused by foliar diseases in Iowa, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Vermont. Plant Dis. 86:269-277.



Diedrick, K.A., R.M. Sulc, R.B. Hammond, and J.S. McCormick. 2002. Reduced insecticide rates and host plant resistance for controlling potato leafhopper in alfalfa. Agronomy Abstracts.



Diedrick, K.A., R.M. Sulc, R.B. Hammond, an A.L. Barta. 2002. Growth stage effects on alfalfa response to potato leafhopper injury. Agronomy Abstracts.



Barta,A.L., R.M. Sulc, and M.J. Ogle. 2002. Alfalfa plant loss in relation to time after establishment and environment. Agronomy Abstracts.



Lamb, J.F.S., C.C. Sheaffer, P.C. St. Amand, E.C. Brummer, L.H. Rhodes, M. Sulc, and D.J. Undersander. 2002. Comparing yield and forage quality of alfalfa cultivars released from the 1940‘s through the 1990‘s. In Proc. 38th North American Alfalfa Improvement Conf., Sacramento, CA, WI. 27-31 July 2002. Available online at http://www.naaic.org/Meetings/National/2002meeting/2002NAAICAbstracts.html



Ariss, J.J., L. H. Rhodes, R. M. Sulc, and R. B. Hammond. 2002. Effects of potato leafhopper injury and Fusarium crown rot on three alfalfa populations. In Proc. 38th North American Alfalfa Improvement Conf., Sacramento, CA, WI. 27-31 July 2002. Available online at http://www.naaic.org/Meetings/National/2002meeting/2002NAAICAbstracts.html



McCormick, J.S., R.M. Sulc, L.H. Rhodes, D.J. Barker, and R.B. Hammond. 2002. Ohio forage performance trials, 2002. Horticulture & Crop Science Series 195. Ohio State University. _ pp. Available at www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/forage2002.





South Dakota



None reported.



Wisconsin



None reported.



Wyoming



Gray, F. A., C. R. Hollingsworth and D. W. Koch. 2002. Biology and management of stand-decline diseases of irrigated alfalfa in the western U.S., pp 47-52. In, Proceedings of the Western Alfalfa & Forage Conference, 12-13 December. Reno, NV.



Larsen, R. C., C. R. Hollingsworth, G. J. Vandemark, M. A. Gritsenko and F. A. Gray. 2002. A rapid method using PCR-based SCAR markers for the detection and identification of Phoma sclerotioides, the cause of brown root rot disease of alfalfa. Plant Disease 86:928-932.



Gray, F. A. and G. D. Griffin. 2002. Plant parasitic nematodes of alfalfa in the United States. 2002. Proceedings of the 28th North American Alfalfa Improvement Conference (In Press).



Hollingsworth, C. R., F. A. Gray, D. W. Koch, R. W. Groose and T. E. Heald. 2002. Distribution and incidence of brown root rot (Phoma sclerotioides) of alfalfa in Wyoming U.S.A. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology (accepted).



Gray, F. A., C. R. Hollingsworth and R. W. Groose. 2002. Brown root rot resistance, Phoma sclerotioides (G. Preuss ex Sacc.) In, Standard Tests to Characterize Alfalfa Cultivars. North American Alfalfa Improvement Conference publication. C. C. Fox, R. Berberet, F. A. Gray, C. R. Grau, D. L. Jessen and M. A. Peterson, eds. 1991, 3rd Edition. (accepted).



Virginia



Dellinger, T. A., R. R. Youngman, and C. A. Laub. 2003. Recovery of Oomyzus incertus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a larval parasitoid of Hypera postica (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Virginia. J. Entomol. Sci. 38: 141-142.

03/10/2004

Publications:



Illinois



Lundgren, J. G., K. L. Steffey and R. N. Wiedenmann. 2004. The distribution and prevalence of the alfalfa blotch leafminer (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in Illinois. Great Lakes Entomologist, in press.



Indiana



Haagenson D.M., S.M. Cunningham, B.C. Joern and J.J. Volenec. 2003. Autumn defoliation effects on alfalfa winter survival, root physiology, and gene expression. Crop Sci. 43:1340-1348.



Cunningham S.M., P. Nadeau, Y. Castonguay, S. Leberge and J.J. Volenec. 2003. Raffinose and stachyose accumulation, galactinol synthase expression, and winter injury of contrasting Medicago sativa germplasms. Crop Sci. 43:562-570.



Haagenson D.M., S.M. Cunningham and J.J. Volenec. 2003. Root physiology of less fall dormant, winter hardy alfalfa selections. Crop Sci. 43:1441-1447.



Kalengamaliro N.E., S.M. Cunningham and J.J. Volenec. 2003. Growth, sugar accumulation, and dark respiration of suspension cell cultures derived from contrasting alfalfa cultivars. Plant Cell Tiss. Organ Cult. 72:163-171.



Meuriot, F., J.-C. Avice, M.-L. Decau, J.-C. Simon, P. Laine, J.J. Volenec, and A. Ourry. 2003. Accumulation of N reserves and vegetative storage protein (VSP) in taproots of non-nodulated alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) are affected by mineral N availability. Plant Sci. 165:709-718.



Meuriot, F., C. Noquet, J.-C. Avice, J.J. Volenec, S.M. Cunningham, T.G. Sors, S. Caillot, and A. Ourry. 2003. MeJA reduces N uptake, changes N partitioning, stimulates VSP storage in taproots of Medicago sativa L. and induces expression of a 32 kDa genes, a VSP with chitinase activity. Physiol. Plantarum 120:113-123.



Noquet, C., F. Meuriot, J.-C. Avice, A. Ourry, S.M. Cunningham, and J.J. Volenec. 2003. Short-day photoperiod induced changes in N uptake, N partitioning and accumulation of vegetative storage proteins in two Medicago sativa L. cultivars. Func. Plant Biol. 30:853-8.



Berg, W.K., S.M. Cunningham, S.M. Brouder, B.C. Joern, K.D. Johnson, and J.J. Volenec. 2003. Phosphorus and potassium effects on alfalfa yield components, physiology, and stress tolerance. Amer. Soc. Agron. Meeting, Denver, CO.



Berg W.K., S.M. Brouder, B.C. Joern, K.D. Johnson, and J.J. Volenec. 2003. Enhancing alfalfa production through improved potassium management. Better Crops. 87:8-11.



Berg W.K., S.M. Brouder, B.C. Joern, K.D. Johnson, and J.J. Volenec. 2003. Improved phosphorus management enhances alfalfa production. Better Crops. 87:20-23.



Berg, W.K., S.M. Cunningham, S.M. Brouder, B.C. Joern, K.D. Johnson, and J.J. Volenec. 2003. The impact of phosphorus and potassium nutrition on alfalfa root carbon and nitrogen pools following defoliation. Agron. Abstr.: C02-berg700438-poster.



Berg, W.K., S.M. Cunningham, S.M. Brouder, B.C. Joern, K.D. Johnson, and J.J. Volenec. 2003. Phosphorus and potassium effects on alfalfa yield components, physiology, and stress tolerance. Agron. Abstr.: A09-berg559158-oral.



Howard, S.M., W.K. Berg, S.M. Cunningham, S.M. Brouder, B.C. Joern, K.D. Johnson, and J.J. Volenec. 2003. Phosphorus and potassium fertilizer effects on soil nutrient concentration, and their impact on alfalfa yield components. Agron. Abstr.: S04-howard133968-poster.



Al-Hadid, K., S.M. Cunningham, and J.J. Volenec. 2003. Characterization of defoliation-responsive genes in Medicago sativa. Agron. Abstr.: C02-al-hadid977857-poster.



Milton, A., T. Henderson, S.M. Cunningham, J.J. Volenec, and J.A. Gana. 2003. Allele structure of the ROOTCAR1 locus in populations of diploid and tetraploid alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Annu. Meeting of the Amer. Soc. Plant Biol. Honolulu, HI., Abstr. No. 211.



Cunningham, S.M., W.K. Berg, S.M. Brouder, B.C. Joern, K.D. Johnson, K. Dalton and J.J. Volenec. 2003. Phosphorus and potassium effects on alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) root physiology during post-defoliation shoot regrowth. Annu. Meeting Amer. Soc. Plant Biol. Honolulu, HI., Abstr. No. 433.



Volenec, J.J., S.F. Abu Qamar, and S.M. Cunningham. 2003. Phosphate nutrition effects on growth, phosphate transporter expression, and physiology of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Annu. Meeting Amer. Soc. Plant Biol. Honolulu, HI., Abstr. No. 434.



Maryland



Lamp, W.O. 2003. Persistence of Alfalfa as Impacted by Insect Pests. University of Maryland Integrated Pest Management 2002 Progress Report.



Lamp, W., J.J. Volenec, W.K. Berg, A.L. Barta, R.B. Hammond, L.H. Rhodes, R.M. Sulc, J. Ariss, R. Leep, P. Vincelli, T. Denlinger, C. Laub, and R. Youngman. 2003. Development of pest management strategies for forage alfalfa persistence. Proceedings of the Fourth National Integrated Pest Management Symposium. Indianapolis, IN. April 8-10, 2003.



Michigan



Leep, R., Dietz, T., and Min, D. 2003. Alfalfa Variety Trial Results. http://www.msue.msu.edu/fis/



Lamp, W., Volenc, J., Berg, W. K., Barta, A. L., Hammond, R. B., Rhodes, L. H., Sulc, R. M., Ariss, J., Leep, R., Vincelli, P., Denlinger, T., Laub, C., and Youngman, R. 2003. Development of Pest Management Strategies for Forage Alfalfa Persistence. Proceedings of the Fourth National Integrated Pest Management Symposium. Indianapolis, IN. April 8-10, 2003.



Caddel, J., Undersander, D., Anderson, B., Brummer, E. C., Hansen, J., Joos, D., Johnson, K., Kallenbach, R., Leep, R., Meyer, D., Owens, V., Roozeman, K., Sheaffer, C., Spitalieri, R., Sulc, R. M., and Todd, R. 2003. Reporting CAIC Variety Tests in Crop Management on the Web. Proceedings of Central Alfalfa Improvement Virtual Conf. 21-22 July 2003.



Minnesota



Heimpel, G.E. & F. Meloche. 2001. Biological control of alfalfa blotch leafminer (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in Ontario: status and ecology of parasitoids 20 years after introduction (Hymenoptera: Braconidae and Eulophidae). Great Lakes Entomol. 34: 17-26. (published in 2003).



R.C. Venette, W. D. Hutchison, E.C. Burkness and C.C. Sheaffer. Evaluation of experimental and glandular-haired alfalfa cultivars for tolerance to alfalfa blotch leafminer (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in Minnesota. Great Lakes Entomol. (submitted, 12/03).



Hutchison, W.D., E. Cullen. 2003. Cowpea Aphids on Alfalfa in Wisconsin and

Minnesota. MN Vegetable IPM Newsletter. VegEdge: 5(6): 2 pp. On-line:

http://www.vegedge.umn.edu/mnvegnew/vol5/808cow.htm



Hutchison, W.D., E. Burkness, R. Koch, S. Wold, K. Bennett. 2003. Spring

Insect Updates -Potato Leafhopper. MN Vegetable IPM Newsletter. VegEdge:

5(1): 2 pp.; http://www.vegedge.umn.edu/mnvegnew/vol5/526mag.htm



Nebraska



Madsen, R. A., T. E. Hunt, and L. G. Higley. 2004. Simulated clover leaf weevil injury and alfalfa yield and quality. Agron. J. 96: 224-228.



Ohio



Sulc, R.M., R.B. Hammond, L.H. Rhodes, and H. Willson. 2003. Glandular-haired alfalfa: a new integrated pest management tool. p. 22-23. In NC IPM for our environment, for our future, NC Region IPM Grants Program 1998-2000.



Sulc, R.M., J.S. McCormick, L.H. Rhodes, D.J. Barker, and R.B. Hammond. 2003. Ohio forage performance trials, 2003. Horticulture and Crop Science Series 195. Ohio State Univ. Available at http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~perf/.



Sulc, R.M., K.D. Johnson, C.C. Sheaffer, D.J. Undersander, and E.V. Santen. 2004. Forage quality of potato leafhopper resistant and susceptible alfalfa cultivars. Agron. J. (in press).



Lamb, J.S., C.C. Sheaffer, E.C. Brummer, L.H. Rhodes, R.M. Sulc, and D.J. Undersander. 2003. Comparing forage yield and quality of alfalfa cultivars released from the 1940‘‘s through the 1990‘‘s. Abstract no. C06-lamb771003-oral, Agronomy Abstracts. [CD-ROM computer file]. ASA, Madison, WI.



Lamp, W., J.J. Volenec, W.K. Berg, A.L. Barta, R.B. Hammond, L.H. Rhodes, R.M. Sulc, J. Ariss, R. Leep, P. Vincelli, T. Denlinger, C. Laub, and R. Youngman. 2003. Development of pest management strategies for forage alfalfa persistence. Proceedings of the Fourth National Integrated Pest Management Symposium. Indianapolis, IN. April 8-10, 2003.



Caddel, J., D. Undersander, B. Anderson, E.C. Brummer, J. Hansen, D. Joos, K.D. Johnson, R. Kallenbach, R. Leep, D. Meyer, V. Owens, K. Roozeman, C.C. Sheaffer, R. Spitalieri, R.M. Sulc, and R. Todd. 2003. Reporting CAIC Variety Tests in Crop Management on the Web. Proceedings of Central Alfalfa Improvement Virtual Conf. 21-22 July 2003.



Sulc, R.M., E. Santen, K.D. Johnson, C.C. Sheaffer, and D. Undersander. 2003. Forage quality of glandular-haired and standard alfalfa cultivars. p. 1 In Forage Progress Vol. 1, April 2003. American Forage & Grassland Council, Geogetown, TX. Available online at http://www.afgc.org/afgcforageprogressapril2003.pdf.



Ariss, J., L.H. Rhodes, R.B. Hammond, and R.M. Sulc. 2003. Influence of potato leafhopper injury on Fusarium crown rot development in three alfalfa varieties. Am. Path. Soc. Meeting. August 9-13. Charlotte, NC.



South Dakota



No publications reported.



Virginia



Dellinger, T. A. 2003. Combined roles of glandular-haired alfalfa and natural enemies in alfalfa pest management in Virginia. Ph.D. Dissertation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.



Dellinger, T. A., R. R. Youngman, and C. A. Laub. 2003. Recovery of Oomyzus incertus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a larval parasitoid of Hypera postica (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Virginia. J. Entomol. Sci. 38: 141-142.



Wisconsin



Grau, C.R. 2004. Influence of alfalfa brown root rot on winterkill. Proceedings of the 2004 Wisconsin Fertilizer, Aglime, and Pest Management Conference 43:270-274.



Wyoming



Gray, F.A. and D.W. Koch. 2004. Alfalfa disease management. University of Wyoming, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service publication, B-1136, 35pp. (on-line at www.uwyo.edu/ces/plantsci.htm, in press).



Gray, F.A., C.R. Hollingsworth, C.J. Reedy, L.B. Powers, D.E. Legg, and R.W. Groose. 2004. Pathogenicity of 14 isolates of Phoma sclerotioides pathogenic to alfalfa. Phytopath. Abstr. (in press).



Hollingsworth, C.R., F.A. Gray, and D.W. Koch. 2003. Distribution and incidence of brown root rot of alfalfa in Wyoming, U.S.A. Can. J. Plant Path. 25:215-217.



Hollingsworth, C.R., R.W. Groose, and F.A. Gray. 2003. Comparative disease reactions of cycle 0 and cycle 1 alfalfa following inoculation with Phoma sclerotioides. Phytopath. 93:S36.