PMSP for Winter Wheat in the Southern Great Plains

Priorities

Category Rank Pest Type Pest Crop Stage Priority
Extension/Outreach 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Programs related to weed identification and management for herbicide resistance.
Extension/Outreach 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Demonstrate better use of currently registered pesticides (application timing, use rates, adjuvants and application methods.
Extension/Outreach 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Access, use, and adoption of communication with modern technologies for decision making.
Extension/Outreach 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Education on cultural control methods with emphasis on crop rotations.
Extension/Outreach 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Promote use of pest-resistant varieties
Extension/Outreach 6 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Increase use of treated, certified wheat seed
Extension/Outreach 7 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Regional demonstration and adoption of BMP’s and improved cultivars for better, yield, end use quality and profitability in grain and dual purpose wheat.
Regulatory 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Lower tolerances for weed seeds in certified seed
Regulatory 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Harmonize registration of fungicides and insecticides on small grains
Regulatory 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Improve detection and quarantine of invasive species.
Regulatory 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Adoption and realistic use of IPM practices for government programs such as crop insurance
Regulatory 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Greater number of undergraduate and graduate students that are prepared to deal with applied agricultural research and directly working with producers.
Research 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Herbicide resistant weeds, documentation and management strategies.
Research 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Soil/pH weed interactions
Research 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Rescuegrass control
Research 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Improving jointed goatgrass control
Research 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Consequence of tillage and cropping practices on insect abundance
Research 6 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Improved pest detection and decision-making using current and emerging communication technologies.
Research 7 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Development of resistant varieties for disease and insects.
Research 8 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Develop disease forecasting models to facilitate foliar fungicide recommendations.