2014 Annual Report
INTRODUCTION
The information and data reported are a collaboration of ongoing or new research projects located at or near Western Triangle Ag. Research Center (WTARC) of Montana State University, Conrad, Montana. Many projects are conducted in cooperation with faculty members, research associates and Post-doctoral fellows from the Depts. of Plant Science and Plant Pathology (PSPP) and Land Resources and Environmental Science (LRES) located on the campus of Montana State University (MSU), and Agricultural Research Centers: Central (CARC), Northern (NARC), Eastern (EARC), Northwestern (NWARC) Southern (SARC) and Western (WARC) of the Dept. of Research Centers.
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Table of Contents
Entomology/Insect Ecology
Trapping click beetles with pheromone traps (Coleoptera: Elateridae)
Two side by side images of a black corrugatedtube hanging from two different trees.
Soil Nutrient Management
Potassium Management for Improved Dryland Spring Wheat Grain Yield and Quality
Evaluation of Urea-Potasium Chloride Blend and Residue Management in Spring Wheat
Plant Population and N Application Time for Improved Spring Wheat Production
Unmanned Aerial Systems for Precision Crop Sensing
Varietal Trials
Winter wheat
2014 Winter Wheat Variety Evaluations in the Western Triangle Area.
Winter Wheat Variety Notes & Comments
Hard White Winter Wheat Notes & Comments
Spring wheat
2014 Spring Wheat Evaluations in the Western Triangle Area
Sawfly Tolerant & Semi-tolerant Hard Red Spring Wheat Varieties: Notes and Comments
Hollow-Stem, Sawfly Intolerant Hard Red Spring Wheat Varieties: Notes and Comments
Hard White Spring Wheat Notes & Comments
Barley
2014 Barley Variety Evaluations In The Western Triangle Area.
Barley Variety Notes & Comments
Pulses
Spring Lentil, Pea and Chickpea Variety Evaluation.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The following faculty, former faculty, research associates, members of the Advisory Committee, cooperating producers and summer staff were involved or cooperated in accomplishing the research mission at Western Triangle Ag. Research Center:
Dr. Phil Bruckner and Jim Berg – Winter Wheat Variety Breeding Program Dr. Luther Talbert – Spring Wheat Variety Breeding Program
Dr. Stefan T. Jaronski, USDA-ARS, Sidney, MT – Entomopathogenic fungi
Dr. David I. Shapiro-Ilan, USDA-ARS, Byron, Georgia – Entomopathogenic nematodes
Drs. David Weaver, Kevin Wanner and R.K.D. Peterson, LRES – Wheat stem sawfly/wireworms Dr. Héctor A. Cárcamo, Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Canada – Canola IPM
Dr. Scott Meers, Alberta Agri and Rural Dev., Brooks, Canada – Orange wheat blossom midge Dr. Tom Blake – Barley Variety Breeding Program
Dr. Chengci Chen and Yusuf Mohammad – Pulse Crop Variety Testing Program Dr. Joyce Eckoff – Durum Variety Breeding and Testing Program
Dr. Bob Stougaard and Brooke Bohannon - Canola Variety Testing Program Terry Erickson – Farm Mechanic/Safety Coordinator, WTARC
Julie Prewett – Research Assistant III, WTARC Debbie Miller – Research Assistant III, WTARC Leanne Orcutt – Admin Associate III, WTARC
WTARC Advisory Committee and cooperating producers: Boyd Standley, Dan Picard, Jeff Farkell, Jerry Jerome, Keven Bradley, Megan Mattson-Hedges, Phillip Hodgson, Rob Moog, Scott Inbody, Terry Alme, Dusty Jones, Mark Grubb, Phil Aschim, Steve Kellog, Dan Meuli, John Majurus
Summer Staff: Austin Prewett, Laurie B. Anderson, Lorrie P. Grosfield, Kayla D. Troester, Morgan Fowler, Nirupa Gadi, Siddartha R. Kona, Taylor J. Judisch, Rachel L. Bokma, Jeff W. Jerome, Emily
A. Christiaens, Gabriele A. Drishinski, Michaela R. Deboo, Morgan A. Koenig, Caitlin Bach, Sheryl
A. Keller, Christopher C. Banka, Cody J. Ward
