Conlon barley was planted on May 20^th.  The first application of fungicide was on July 1 and the second application was on July 10. A check treatment with no fungicide was included. Even at this late planting date, height and protein content was increased with two applications of fungicides. This treatment also resulted in higher test weight and yield, but the difference was not significant.

Different letters behind numbers in the same column indicate significant difference.

1 = Tilt (2 oz/ac) + Quadris (2oz/ac) on  July 1;  Folicur (2 oz/a) on July 10

2 = Folicur (4 oz/ac) on July 10

3 = untreated check

A durum early-generation selection program for the Mondak region was initiated in 1997 in cooperation with the durum breeder in Fargo.  Each year, plants are selected from F₂ populations based on heading date (to select for daylength insensitivity), plant height (to select for lodging resistance), and disease resistance.  Progeny from each selection are grown in the greenhouse during the winter at EARC to identify daylength insensitivity.  Any plants that produce seed during the short days of winter are considered to be daylength insensitive. Progeny from the daylength insensitive lines are grown in head rows in the field at EARC during the following summer.  Lines are selected based on heading date, height, disease resistance, and other agronomic characters.  Selected lines are harvested and tested in the lab for quality characteristics including protein content, seed size, and gluten strength.  Selected lines are grown in California or Arizona during the winter months to advance a generation, then brought back to Montana for further selection of agronomic and quality characters. 143 lines were evaluated in preliminary yield trials under irrigated and dryland conditions in 2002.

Double haploids are used to make completely homozygous lines in one generation, eliminating several generations in the selection process. Crosses were made in 2000 for double haploid production. Progeny of each cross were grown in the lab and stimulated to produce haploid embryos using maize pollen. The haploid embryos were rescued and the chromosomes doubled (double haploid). 103 double haploids were grown at Sidney in 2002 and evaluated for heading date, disease resistance, lodging resistance and height. All lines were harvested and will be evaluated in the lab for quality characters.

Ascochyta blight has become a serious problem for chick pea producers in the northern Great Plains. This study tested several fungicides with several rates and times of application. Several treatments reduced pod lesions and percent diseased stems, and increased yield.                                    

1^st spray treatment: Jun 24, 2^nd spray treatment: Jul 9, 3^rd spray treatment: Jul 22 Plant: May 2  Harvest: Aug 8

Different letters after values in the same column indicate significant difference.   * rated 0 to 9, with 0=no lesions and 9=heavy infection