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DEVELOPING SEMIOCHEMICAL TOOLS FOR A NEW PUTATIVE POSTHARVEST SEED CROP, SILPHIUM INTEGRIFOLIUM

Objective

Objective 1A: Link trap captures of E. giganteana to plant vigor and/or pest phenology and GDD Objective 1B: Develop trap-based threshold or GDD model for E. giganteana to guide management of insecticides Objective 2A: Identify sex pheromone for E. giganteana. Objective 2B: Elucidate mechanism for mating disruption in E. giganteana in laboratory and field. Objective 2C: Field validation of mating disruption of E. giganteana in Silphium.

Investigators
MORRISON III W R; ZHU K
Institution
KANSAS STATE UNIV
Start date
2022
End date
2027
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
3020-43000-034-013N
Accession number
441901
https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/project/?accnNo=441901