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The article describes spring wheat germplasm ND 735, a hard red spring wheat developed at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota. ND 735 is released due to its high level of resistance to prevalent races of tan spot in the northern plains. It is also resistant to the dominant races of stem rust and leaf rust in the region. However, ND 735 has moderate resistance to Fusarium head blight (FHB) which has been a major problem since wheat was first introduced in the region. ND 735 should be of interest to many breeders in the U.S. and worldwide where tan spot, FHB and foliar diseases are a major disease problem of wheat.

The article reports on the registration of Glenn hard red spring wheat, developed at North Dakota State University. It has a high level of resistance to Fusarium head blight. It is a sister line of germplasm ND 744. The Glenn exhibits a resistance to stem rust. It has an elevated shoulder and acuminate beak. The kernels are red, midlong and oval. It has also a lax spike type with a height of 88 centimeter. Moreover, it has better straw strength compared to Steele-ND and Parshall wheats. Its breeder has been maintained by the Seed Stocks Project.

Fusarium root rot of dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), caused by Fusarium solani f. sp. phaseoli, is a major yield-limiting disease in North Dakota and Minnesota. Although a few sources of partial resistance are available, most commercial cultivars grown in this region are susceptible, especially in the red kidney bean market class. This study evaluated three methods of screening for resistance to Fusarium root rot. A sand-cornmeal inoculum layer method, spore suspension method, and paper towel method were used to evaluate 11 dry bean genotypes for resistance to Fusarium root rot under growth-chamber conditions. These same genotypes were also evaluated in field trials at Fargo, ND, and Park Rapids and Perham, MN, in 2005. In all trials, the small red genotype VAX 3 was found to have a consistently high level of resistance to Fusarium root rot and could be used as a source of resistance by dry bean breeders. Correlation analyses between field and growth-chamber root rot ratings indicated that all three growth-chamber methods had significantly (P ≤ 0.05) positive correlations with field results from Perham and Fargo, which suggests that all three methods could be used to screen germplasm efficiently for resistance to Fusarium root rot. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]