Triticum tauschii) (Thomas and Conner, 1986; Whelan and Thomas, 1989) and the Cmc2 gene transferred to To diversify the genetic base of resistance in wheat (Triticum aesti6D from Agropyron elongatum (Host). Beauv. (Martin vum L.) to the wheat curl mite (WCM), Aceria tosichella Keifer, resiset al., 1976; Whelan and Hart, 1988). An unnamed gene tance to this pest was transferred from the dipolid ...

Knowledge of crop abiotic and biotic stress is important for optimal irrigation management. While spectral reflectance and infrared thermometry provide a means to quantify crop stress remotely, these measurements can be cumbersome. Computer vision offers an inexpensive way to remotely detect crop stress independent of vegetation cover. This paper presents a technique using computer vision to de...

Maize dwarf mosaic and sugarcane mosaic, the diseases incited by Maize dwarf mosaic virus (MDMV) and Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV), are among the most important maize viral diseases worldwide (28). The two viruses are related members of the genus Potyvirus that are nonpersistently transmitted by aphids (16) and can be mechanically transmitted experimentally. They are differentiated from one ano...

The Palouse Prairie of eastern Washington was identified in the 1997 USDA National Resources Inventory as one of the most highly erodible areas in the United States. It is estimated that 10% of the original topsoil in eastern Washington has been lost since cultivation began in the region in the late 1800s (32). Furthermore, runoff from agricultural land reduces water quality in streams and rive...

The wheat curl mite, Aceria tosichella Keifer, transmits at least three harmful viruses, wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV), high plains virus (HPV), and Triticum mosaic virus (TriMV) to wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) throughout the Great Plains. This virus complex is considered to be the most serious disease of winter wheat in the western Great Plains. One component of managing this disease has be...

The wheat curl mite, Aceria tosichella Keifer, transmits at least three harmful viruses, wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV), high plains virus (HPV), and Triticum mosaic virus (TriMV) to wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) throughout the Great Plains. This virus complex is considered to be the most serious disease of winter wheat in the western Great Plains. One component of managing this disease has be...