American Society of Sugar Beet Technologists

 

2011 Program


 

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THURSDAY MORNING
March 3, 2011

 

General Session

Pavilion IV - VI 

9:00     Call to Order: 

Mr. Paul D. Pfenninger
President - ASSBT
Michigan Sugar Company

9:05     Welcome and Announcements:

Mr. Stacey Camp
General Program Chairman
The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC 

INVITED SPEAKERS 

9:15     Ms. Janet M. Anderson
            Senior Technology and Policy Advisor
            VanNess Feldman
            Washington
, DC
           
Topic:  Carbon Foot Prints   

10:00   Mr. Jim Wiesemeyer
            Senior Vice President, Policy & Trade Issues
            Informa Economics
            Washington
, DC
           
Topic:  Political Outlook 

10:45   Questions and Answers for Panel:
            Mr. Stacey Camp, Moderator

 

Panel sponsored, in part, by the Corsberg, Grinde,

Shemilt Memorial Fund*

*Three Holly Sugar Corporation executives, Jack Corsberg (Operations), Harold Grinde (Environmental Affairs) and Gordon Shemilt (Commodity Supply) were killed in an airplane crash while enroute to inspect a coal mine which was supplying coal to one of its factories.  A fund was set up with contributions from company staff, other industry members and associated industry suppliers to honor the memory of these three respected sugar industry members.  The fund was created to provide funding to encourage guest speakers for selected Beet Sugar Development Foundation or American Society of Sugar Beet Technologists meetings or schools.

 

11:00   Dr. Lee Panella

            Research Leader & Research Geneticist

            USDA-ARS / NPA – SBRU

            Fort Collins, CO

Topic:              Topic: The Journal of Sugar Beet Research of the ASSBT - A Clearing House for the Exchange of Ideas

 

11:20   11:20    Presidential Address:  Mr. Paul D. Pfenninger

 

11:35   11:35    Reports:  Executive Vice President and Committees Announcements

 

THURSDAY AFTERNOON
March 3

Section A, Agronomy
Pavilion I – III  

Session Leader:  Bob Wilson 

1:15     Announcements 

1:20     Nitrogen use management in sugar beet culture as related to soil type.
            Elison, David M.1* and Greg Dean2, 1The Amalgamated Sugar Co. LLC, Paul, ID and 2The Amalgamated Sugar Co. LLC, Nampa, ID.

1:40     Effect of tillage and nitrogen fertilizer rate on sugarbeet production. 
            Tarkalson, David D.* and Dave L. Bjorneberg, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Kimberly, ID. 

2:00     Where does turkey litter fit with sugarbeet production?
            Lamb, John A.1*, Mark W. Bredehoeft2 and Chris Dunsmore2, 1Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN      and 2Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, Renville, MN.

2:20     Nitrogen rate effect on sugar beet stands in strip tillage.
            Downard, Robert W.1* and David Elison2,  1The Amalgamated Sugar Company, Twin Falls, ID and 2The Amalgamated Sugar Company, Paul, ID.

 2:40     Zone tillage for sugarbeets – how deep?
            Smith, John A., University of Nebraska, Scottsbluff, NE.

3:00     Break

3:30     Forum:  Tillage Systems – Strip Tillage; Zone Tillage; Stale Seed Bed  
           
Moderator:  John Smith 

5:00     Conclude 

*Presenter 

THURSDAY AFTERNOON
March 3
 

Section C, Entomology & Plant Pathology
Pavilion IV – V

Session Leader:  Mohamed Khan 

1:15     Announcements 

1:20     Introducing CruiserMaxx Sugar beets: A comprehensive seed care product concept for broad spectrum disease and insect protection for sugar beets.
            Shetty, Kiran* and Chad Selton, Syngenta Seed Care, Greensboro, NC 27419.

1:40     The journey from catastrophe to success.
            Khan, Mohamed F. R., Plant Pathology Department, North Dakota State University and University of Minnesota, Fargo, ND. 

2:00     Managing sugarbeet insect pests with seed treatment insecticides.
            Boetel, Mark A.1*, Ayanava Majumdar2, Robert J. Dregseth1 and Allen J. Schroeder1,  1Department of Entomology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND and 2Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center, Alabama Extension Service, Fairhope, AL.

2:20     Variation in the p25 region of resistance breaking Beet necrotic yellow vein virus from infected plants in Minnesota.
            Smith, Madeleine J.*, Rodolfo Acosta-Leal and Charles Rush, Texas AgriLife Research Amarillo, Amarillo, TX.

2:40     Impact of curly top host plants on accumulation, competitiveness, and durability of curtovirus species.
            Wintermantel, William M., USDA-ARS, Salinas, CA. 

3:00     Break  

3:30     Forum:  Rhizoctonia Nursery Techniques
           
Moderator:  Rebecca Larson 

5:00     Conclude

THURSDAY AFTERNOON
March 3
 

Sections D & F, Chemistry & Instrumentation and Factory Operations
Pavilion VI

Session Leader:  Rob Zimmerman 

1:15     Announcements 

1:20     Steam drying of beet pulp in Japan and latest development of the technology.
            Larsen, Kasper Gehl1, Fumio Kikuchi2 and Arne S. Jensen1*, 1EnerDry ApS, Virum, Denmark and 2Nitten Beet Sugar Co., Japan.

1:40     New approach to sugar drying and cooling.
            Hafemann, Hartmut and Reinhold Hempelmann*, BMA AG, Braunschweig, Germany.

2:00     Novel design of a continuous centrifugal and its operational benefits.
            Geyer, Irma1* and Hans J. Schmidt2, 1BMA AG, Braunschweig, Germany and 2BMA America Inc., Aurora, IL.             

2:20     Universal sugar process defoamer evaluation on an industrial scale.
            Fuentes, Omar1, Michael Doss1, Reinhard Floeter1 and Marlin Nelson2*, 1Emerald Foam Control, Cheyenne, WY and 2American Crystal Sugar Company, Drayton, ND.           

2:40     Potential savings from sugar defoamer flow monitoring and display.
            Murnik, Jon* and Mike Thompson, Hydrite Chemical Company, Brookfield, WI. 

3:00     Break  

3:30     Forum:  Environmental – Air Quality
           
Moderator:  Dean DeLorey 

5:00     Conclude

FRIDAY MORNING
March 4
 

Section A, Agronomy
Pavilion I – III
 

Session Leader:  Jeff Stachler 

8:25     Announcements 

8:30     Effect of weed removal timing on weed control and glyphosate-tolerant sugarbeet yield.
            Mesbah, Abdel O.1 and Kyrre Stroh2*, 1University of Wyoming Research and Extension Center, Powell, WY and 2University of Wyoming, Department of Plant Sciences, Laramie, WY.  

8:50     Preemergence ethofumesate increases postemergence spray retention on common lambsquarters.
            Kniss, Andrew R.1* and Dennis C. Odero2, 1University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY and 2University of Florida EREC, Belle Glade, FL.             

9:10      Comparison of adjuvants used with glyphosate for weed control in sugar beets.
            Morishita, Don W.*, J. Daniel Henningsen and Donald L. Shouse, University of Idaho, Twin Falls R&E Center, Twin Falls, ID. 

9:30     Volunteer glyphosate-resistant corn control and interference in glyphosate-resistant sugarbeet.
            Wilson, Robert G1*, Gustavo M. Sbatella1 and Andrew R. Kniss2, 1University of Nebraska, Scottsbluff, NE and 2University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.            

9:50     Management of giant ragweed in glyphosate-resistant sugarbeet with clopyralid.
            Fisher, Jason M., Jeff M. Stachler* and John L. Luecke, Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University & University of Minnesota, Fargo, ND.

 

10:10   Break 
 

10:30   Forum:  Rhizoctonia

            Moderator:  Barry Jacobsen

 

12:00   Lunch


FRIDAY MORNING

March 4

 

Section C, Entomology & Plant Pathology
Pavilion IV – V

Session Leader:  Mark Bredehoeft 

8:25     Announcements 

8:30     Rhizoctonia seedling damping-off in sugar beet in Michigan.
           
Hanson, Linda E.* and J. Mitchell McGrath. USDA-ARS, SBRU, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. 

8:50     Application strategies utilizing Quadris fungicide for control of Rhizoctonia solani root rot on sugarbeets.
            Poindexter, Steven S.* and Thomas J. Wenzel, Michigan State University Extension, Saginaw, MI. 

9:10     Methods for field evaluation of sugar beet tolerance to Rhizoctonia.
            Martens, Roy1, Geert Janssen2, Rikard Jonsson2 and Rebecca Larson1*, 1Syngenta Seeds, Inc., Longmont, CO and 2Syngenta Seeds AB, Landskrona, Sweden.           

9:30     Effect of Penthiopyrad as a seed treatment for controlling Rhizoctonia solani on sugar beet.
            Khan, Mohamed F. R.1,2* and Aaron L. Carlson1, 1Plant Pathology Department, North Dakota State University and 2University of Minnesota, Fargo, ND. 

9:50     Optimization of sugar beet Rhizoctonia solani resistance test in field trials by irrigation and fleece cover.
            Dircks, Christinea; Anneke Behn and Mark Varrelmann*, Institute of Sugar Beet Research, Department of Phytopathology, Göttingen, Germany. 

: First and second author contributed equally to this work. 

10:10   Break 

10:30   Forum:  Rhizoctonia, See Section A Pavilion I - III

            Moderator:  Barry Jacobsen 


FRIDAY MORNING

March 4

 

Sections D & F, Chemistry & Instrumentation and Factory Operations
Pavilion VI
 

Session Leader: Vadim Kochergin 

8:25     Announcements 

8:30     Influence of sugar end syrup pH on overall color rise in the sugar end and color of molasses produced.
            Rhoten, Christopher D., Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC, Mini-Cassia Factory, Paul, Idaho.             

8:50     Color formation in white beet sugars.
            McKee, Marianne L.*, Ronnie Triche, Mary An Godshall and Charley Richard, Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., New Orleans, LA. 

9:10     Cossette quality and the impact this has on factory operations.
            Rogers, Galan M., The Amalgamated Sugar Company, Paul, ID. 

9:30     Distribution of non-sugars in the ARi Coupled Loop molasses desugarization system.
            Rearick, D. E.*, Cheri McKay and Alla Bagramyan, Amalgamated Research LLC, Twin Falls, ID. 

9:50     Biobased products: Opportunities and challenges in the sugar industry.
           
Chudasama, Arvind, Informa Agra, Telephone House, UK.   

10:10   Break 

10:30   Forum:  Water Quality - Environmental
           
Moderator:  Shawn Sullivan 

12:00   Lunch 


FRIDAY AFTERNOON

March 4

 

Section A, Agronomy
Pavilion I - III  

Session Leader:  Don Morishita

 

1:15     Announcements 

1:20     Production response of sugarbeet breeding lines to deficit irrigation. 
            Tarkalson, David D.1*, Imad Eujayl1, Brad King1 and Werner Beyer2, 1USDA Agricultural Research Service, Kimberly, ID and 2KWS SAAT AG, Einbeck, Germany. 

1:40     Development of season long deficit irrigation strategies for sugarbeets.
            Yonts, C. D., University of Nebraska, Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Scottsbluff, NE.   

2:00     Agronomic research experiences with emergence enhancement treatments in Alberta.
            Regitnig, Peter J.1*, Bryan R. Avison1 and Jennifer Nitschelm2, 1Lantic Inc., Taber, Alberta, Canada and 2Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.           

2:20     Variety approval “points” system based upon yield, quality, emergence and resistance traits.
            Stewart, James F.*, Lee A. Hubbell, Ralph Fogg and Brian Groulx, Michigan Sugar Company, Bay City, MI.   

2:40     Effect of late-season glyphosate on glyphosate-resistant common ragweed.
            Stachler, Jeff M.* and John L. Luecke, Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University and University of Minnesota, Fargo, ND. 

3:00     Break & Posters  

5:00    Conclude


FRIDAY AFTERNOON

March 4 

Section C, Entomology & Plant Pathology
Pavilion IV - V  

Session Leader:  Linda Hanson 

1:15     Announcements 

1:20     Aggressiveness of Rhizoctonia solani AG 2-2 on sugar beet and rotation crops.
            Windels, Carol E.* and Jason R. Brantner, University of Minnesota, Northwest Research and Outreach Center, Crookston, MN. 

1:40     1:40    Efficacy of in-furrow and post-emergence fungicides in controlling Rhizoctonia on sugar beet.
           Brantner, Jason R.* and Carol E. Windels, University of Minnesota, Northwest Research and Outreach Center, Crookston, MN. 

2:00     Rhizoctonia solani; the extent of the problem and control measures in Michigan.
            Hubbell, Lee A.1*, James F. Stewart1, Brian J. Groulx1 and Ralph Fogg2, 1Michigan Sugar Company, Agricultural Research Center, Bay City, MI and 2Michigan Sugar Company, Bay City, MI. 

2:20     Effect of fungicides on disease control, yield and quality of sugar beet inoculated with different sources of Cercospora beticola inocula.
            Khan, Mohamed F. R.1,2*, Aaron L. Carlson1, Gary A. Secor1, Viviana V. Rivera1 and Melvin D. Bolton3, 1Plant Pathology Department, North Dakota State University, 2University of Minnesota, Fargo, ND and 3USDA, ARS, NCSL, Fargo, ND.             

2:40     Analysis of the breeding progress of sugar beet.
            Loel, Jens, Christine Kenter, Bernward Maerlaender* and Christa Hoffmann, Institute of Sugar Beet Research, Goettingen, Germany. 
           

3:00     Break & Posters 

5:00     Conclude  

FRIDAY AFTERNOON

March 4

 

Sections D & F, Chemistry & Instrumentation and Factory Operations
Pavilion VI
 

Session Leader: Charley Richard 

1:15     Announcements 

1:20     Pneumatic Conveying in Sugar Production.
            Thorn, Jonathan, MAC Equipment, Inc., Kansas City, MO.   

1:40     Influence of thin juice pH management on thick juice color in a factory utilizing weak cation thin juice softening.
            Rhoten, Christopher D., Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC, Mini-Cassia Factory, Paul, Idaho.   

2:00     Process solids separation on raw juices.
            Klinger, Blake, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, Renville, MN. 

2:20     Results and experiences with the new Putsch PKF NG.
            Patullo, Chris L., American Crystal Sugar Company, Hillsboro, ND. 

2:40     Utilization of beet sugar factory resources for production of Algal Biodiesel.
            Kochergin, Vadim1*, Mark Suhr2 and Christian Lohrey1, 1Audubon Sugar Institute, LSU AgCenter, St. Gabriel, LA and 2MS Processes Intl., LLC, Hutchinson, MN. 

3:00    Break & Posters 

5:00    Conclude

 

 

FRIDAY AFTERNOON
March 4

POSTER SESSION
3:00 – 5:00

Enchantment Ballroom 

Agronomy

 

Chairperson:  Karen Klotz-Fugate 

1.      Management of unharvested sugar beet in Alberta.
          Avison, Bryan R.* and Peter J. Regitnig, Lantic Inc., Taber, Alberta, Canada. 

2.      Respiratory losses in sugar beets as a function of storage temperature, field nitrogen application, sprouting incidence and handling severity.
        
Beaudry, Randolph1*, Ron Gehl2, James Stewart3 and Lee Hubbell3, 1Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 2Department of Soil Science, North Carolina State University, Mills River, NC and 3Michigan Sugar Company, Bay City, MI. 

3.      Four years of strip tillage in a wheat-beet-bean-corn rotation in ND and MN.
         Cattanach, Norman* and Laura Overstreet, Department of Soil Science, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND.           

4.      Influence of nitrogen application timings and methods on sugarbeet yield and quality.
        
Clark, Greg M.1*, James F. Stewart2, Lee A. Hubbell2, Ralph Fogg1 and Brian Groulx2, 1Michigan Sugar Company, Bay City, MI and 2Michigan Sugar Company, Bay City MI. 

5.      Managing nitrogen fertilizer for maximum returns of the sugar beet crop, as related to soil type.   
        
Dean, Greg A.1* and David M. Elison2, 1The Amalgamated Sugar Co. LLC, Nampa, ID and  2The Amalgamated Sugar Co. LLC, Paul, ID. 

6.       Scalped vs. non-scalped sugarbeets.
         Eckhoff, J. L. A.*, J. W. Bergman and C. R. Flynn, Montana State University, Eastern Agricultural Research Center, Sidney, MT.   

7.      Effect of row width and population on sugar beet yield and quality.
         Groulx, Brian J.*, Lee A. Hubbell1, James F. Stewart1 and Ralph Fogg2, 1Michigan Sugar Company, Agricultural Research Center, Bay City, MI and 2Michigan Sugar Company, Bay City, MI. 

8.       Effect of manure compost on sugar beet yield and quality.
          Hergert, Gary W.* and Rex A. Nielsen, University of Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Scottsbluff, NE.

  9.     Volunteer glyphosate-resistant soybean management in glyphosate-resistant sugarbeet.
          Powell, Gary E.* and Christy L. Sprague, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. 

10.    The effect of nitrogen and time of weed removal on sugarbeet yield and quality in glyphosate-resistant sugarbeet.
        
Spangler, Alicia J.*, Christy L. Sprague and Darryl D. Warncke,  Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.  

11.    Cover crops and reduced tillage in glyphosate-resistant sugarbeet.
         Sprague, Christy L.*, Gary E. Powell and Erin C. Taylor, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. 

12.    Effects of phosphorus placement and rate on sugarbeet production.
       
Tarkalson, David D.* and Dave L. Bjorneberg, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Kimberly, ID. 

13.    Nitrogen use management in sugar beet culture as related to silt loam soils in the Grande Ronde Valley of Eastern Oregon.
        Wahlert, Bill1*, Greg Dean1 and David M. Elison2, 1The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC, Nampa, ID and 2The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC, Paul, ID. 

14.   Influence of different brands of glyphosate and spray adjuvants on weed control and sugarbeet performance.
        Wilson, Robert G.* and Gustavo M. Sbatella, University of Nebraska, Scottsbluff, NE. 

 

Entomology and Plant Pathology 

15.   Mechanisms of DMI resistance in field isolates of Cercospora beticola.
        Bolton, Melvin D.1*, Gary A. Secor2, Viviana V. Rivera2 and Keshav Birla3, 1USDA-ARS, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND, 2North Dakota State University, Department 7660, Fargo, ND and 3North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND. 

16.   Impact of soil, hydrologic, and production-system variability on sugarbeet root aphids.
        Bradshaw, Jeff D.*, C. Dean Yonts, Drew J. Lyon and John A. Smith, Panhandle Research and Extension Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Scottsbluff, NE. 

17.   Rhizoctonia belly rot in cucumber fruit using Rhizoctonia solani isolated from sugar beet.   
       
Goodwill, Thomas R. and Linda E. Hanson*, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, East Lansing, MI. 

18.  Postharvest Rhizopus rot on sugar beet.
      
Hanson, Linda E.1*, In Young Cho2 and Subashini Nagendran3, 1USDA-ARS, SBRU, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 2Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH and 3Dept. of Crop and Soil Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. 

19.   Determining optimal fungicide timing for Rhizoctonia root rot of sugar beets in Nebraska based on soil temperatures.
        Harveson, Robert M.*, Kathleen A. Nielsen and C. Clay Carlson, University of Nebraska, Panhandle REC, Scottsbluff, NE. 

20.   A rare epidemic of sugar beet seedling rust in Nebraska.
       
Harveson, Robert M., University of Nebraska, Panhandle REC, Scottsbluff, NE. 

21.   Effect of depth of inoculum placement on development of Rhizoctonia solani on sugar beet.
        Khan, Mohamed F. R.1,2, Somwattie P. Desouza1, Jacob L. Wildman1* and Aaron L. Carlson1, 1Plant Pathology Department, North Dakota State University and 2University of Minnesota, Fargo, ND. 

22.  What is the best time to control Rhizoctonia root rot of sugar beet?
        Khan, Mohamed F. R.1,2*, Somwattie P. Desouza1, Jacob L. Wildman1 and Aaron L. Carlson1, 1Plant Pathology Department, North Dakota State University and 2University of Minnesota, Fargo, ND. 

23. Field strip trial evaluation of seed treatment insecticides in the Red River Valley.
       Metzger, Michael S.1*, Tim Kenyon2, Neil Boedekker2, Tom Hermann2, Chris Motteberg2, Lynn Dusek2, Curtis Funk2 snd Allan Cattanach2, 1Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative, Wahpeton, ND and 2American Crystal Sugar Company, Moorhead, MN. 

24.  Aerial imaging to assess Rhizoctonia crown and root rot severity in sugar beet fields.
       MacRae, Ian V.1*, Gregory J. Reynolds2, Albert L. Sims3, Carol E. Windels4 and Soizik Laguette5, 1University of Minnesota, Department of Entomology and Northwest Research and Outreach Center, Crookston, MN; 2University of California-Davis, Department of Plant Pathology, Davis, CA; 3University of Minnesota, Department of Soils, Water and Climate and Northwest Research and Outreach Center, Crookston, MN; 4University of Minnesota, Department of Plant Pathology and Northwest Research and Outreach Center, Crookston, MN and 5University of North Dakota, Department of Earth System Science and Policy, Grand Forks, ND. 

25.  Remote sensing for assessing Rhizoctonia crown and root rot severity in sugar beet.
       
Reynolds, Gregory J.1*, Carol E. Windels2, Ian V. MacRae3 and Soizik Laguette4, 1University of California-Davis, Department of Plant Pathology, Davis, CA; 2University of Minnesota, Department of Plant Pathology and Northwest Research and Outreach Center, Crookston, MN; 3University of Minnesota, Department of Entomology and Northwest Research and Outreach Center, Crookston, MN and 4University of North Dakota, Department of Earth System Science and Policy, Grand Forks, ND. 

26.  Mating type idiomorphs distribution and their correlation to benzimidazole-resistance in Cercospora beticola from the Central High Plains Region, USA.
        Obuya, James O.1*, Linda E. Hanson2 and Gary D. Franc1, 1University of Wyoming, Plant Sciences Department, Laramie, WY and 2USDA-ARS and Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824. 

27.  Fungicide trials for the control of Erysiphe polygoni causal agent of powdery mildew on sugar beets in Idaho.
      
Neher, Oliver T. and Tamara Keeth*, University of Idaho, Twin Falls R&E Center, Twin Falls, ID. 

28.  Integrated pest management approaches for the control of Erysiphe polygoni, causal agent of powdery mildew on sugar beets in Idaho.
      
Neher, Oliver T.* and Tamara Keeth, University of Idaho, Twin Falls R&E Center, Twin Falls, ID. 

29.  Neonicotinoid seed treatments and foliar sprays on sugarbeet for control of severe curly top.
       Strausbaugh, Carl A.1*, Imad A. Eujayl1 and Erik Wenninger2, 1USDA-ARS NWISRL, Kimberly, ID and 2University of Idaho, Twin Falls Research and Extension Center, Twin Falls, ID. 

30. Environmental conditions that contribute to development and severity of sugar beet Fusarium yellows caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. betae: temperature.
     Webb, Kimberly M.* and Tammy Brenner, USDA-ARS, Sugar Beet Research Unit, Fort Collins, CO. 

31. Effects of herbicides and sugarbeet cultivars on Rhizoctonia root and crown rot development.
     
Youdon, Tsering1*, Gary D. Franc, Andrew R. Kniss and William L. Stump, University of Wyoming, Plant Sciences-3354, Laramie, WY.

Physiology, Biotechnology, Genetics and Germplasm 

32. Storage comparison for beets on and in a storage building beet pile.
     
Bullock, Murray S., Holly Hybrids, Burley, ID.
 

33. New additions to the National Plant Germplasm System’s Beta collection: Southern Morocco expedition.
       Hellier, Barbara C.1*, Lee Panella2, Yasmina El Bahloul3 and Naima Qariouh4, 1USDA-ARS, Western Regional Plant Introduction Station, Pullman, WA; 2USDA-ARS, Sugar Beet Breeding Unit, Fort Collins, CO; 3National Institute of Agronomy Research, Genetic Resources and Plant Breeding Unit, Rabat, Morocco and 4National Institute of Agronomy Research, Setatt, Morocco.  

34. Metabolic changes associated with elevated respiration rate in stored sugarbeet roots after injury.
      Lafta, Abbas M. and Karen Klotz Fugate*, USDA-ARS, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND.   

35. Sugar beet root maggot (Tetanops myopaeformis) genes modulated by resistant and susceptible interactions with Beta vulgaris.
       Li, Haiyan*, Senthilkumar Padmanaban and Ann C. Smigocki, USDA-ARS, Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory, Beltsville, MD. 

36. Examining salt stress for improvement of seedling vigor.
       Lindsey, Raymond S.
1 and J. Mitchell McGrath2*, 1Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University and 2USDA-ARS, SBRU, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. 

37. Speed and uniformity of sugar beet seed germination determined by automated image capture and time course analysis.
      Long, Jordan, Heather Webb and Stephen Harper*, Germains Seed Technology, Norfolk, UK.   

38. Beta vulgaris promoters for directed tissue-specific root transcription.
      Padmanaban, Senthilkumar*, Haiyan Li, David P. Puthoff and Ann C. Smigocki, USDA-ARS, Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory, Beltsville, MD. 

39. Biochemical and proteomic profiling of polysaccharide-modifying enzymes in root cell walls of Beta vulgaris.
       Savary, Brett J.1,2*, Prasanna Vasu1, Dayanandan Anandan1 and Ann C. Smigocki3, 1Arkansas Bioscience Institute & 2College of Agriculture, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR 72467 and 3Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. 

40.  Induced resistance to beet curly top virus.
       Wintermantel, William M., USDA-ARS, Salinas, CA.

  

SATURDAY MORNING
March 5 

Section A, Agronomy
Pavilion I – III  

Session Leader:  Lee Hubbell 

8:25     Announcements 

8:30     Influence of variety tolerance, application timing and fungicide efficacy on control of Cercospora leafspot in Michigan.
            Fogg, Ralph1*, James F. Stewart2, Lee A. Hubbell2 and Brian Groulx2, 1Michigan Sugar Company, Bay City, MI and 2Michigan Sugar Company, Bay City, MI. 

8:50     Benchmark study: impact of glyphosate-resistant crops on weed populations, weed management tactics, and farm profitability B can this study provide insight into the future of glyphosate-resistant sugarbeets?
           
Wilson,  Robert G.1*, Stephen C. Weller2, David R. Shaw3, Micheal D. K. Owen4, Bryan G. Young5 and David L. Jordan6, 1University of Nebraska, Scottsbluff, NE; 2Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; 3Mississippi State University,  Mississippi State, MS; 4Iowa State University, Ames, IA; 5Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL and  6North Carolina State University,  Raleigh, NC.                       

9:10     Weed management in Genuity® Roundup Ready® sugarbeet.
           
Bartlett, Ryan K., Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO. 

9:30     Nutrient deficiencies in glyphosate-resistant sugar beets?
            Holtschulte, Bernd1*, Gary Korbel2 and Jay Miller2, 1KWS SAAT AG, Einbeck, Germany and 2Betaseed, Inc., Shakopee, MN. 

9:50     Evaluation of in-furrow products to enhance sugarbeet production.
            Bredehoeft, Mark* and Chris Dunsmore, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, Renville, MN. 

10:10   Break 

10:30   PCC for enhancement of sugar beet production and evaluation of Rhizoctonia disease suppression.
            Bredehoeft, Mark* and Chris Dunsmore, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, Renville, MN. 

10:50   Fungicide and Insecticide Seed Treatments:  Effects on stands, yields and disease control.
           
Jacobsen, Barry J.1*, Ken Kephart2 and Joyce Eckoff3, 1Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 2Southern Agricultural Research Center, Huntley, MT and 3Eastern Agricultural Research Center, Sidney, MT.
 

11:10   Influence of starter fertilizer on optimum  nitrogen rate.
            Lamb, John A.1*, Mark W. Bredehoeft2 and Chris Dunsmore2, 1Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN and 2Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, Renville, MN. 

11:30   Effect of variable rate seeding on sugarbeet yield and quality.
            Dusek, Lynn*, Curtis Funk, Joe Hastings and Allan Cattanach, American Crystal Sugar Company, Moorhead, MN. 

11:50   Lunch 

 

SATURDAY MORNING
March 5
 

Sections C, B & E,
Entomology & Plant Pathology and Physiology, Biotechnology and Genetics & Germplasm
 
Pavilion IV – V
   

Session Leader:  Mark Boetel 

8:25     Announcements 

8:30     Correlating reduction in fungicide sensitivity in C. beticola with loss of disease control.
            Secor, Gary A.1*, Melvin D. Bolton2, Viviana V. Rivera1 and Mohamed F. R. Khan1, 1Department 7660, North Dakota  State University, Fargo, ND and 2USDA, ARS, NCSL, Fargo, ND. 

8:50     Cultivar selection for sugarbeet root rot resistance.
            Strausbaugh, Carl A.1*, Imad A. Eujayl1 and Paul Foote2, 1USDA-ARS NWISRL, Kimberly, ID and 2Amalgamated Sugar Co., Paul, ID.              

9:10     Mycotoxigenic potential and pathogenicity of Fusarium species isolated from sugar beet.
            Christ, Daniela and Mark Varrelmann*, Institute of Sugar Beet Research, Department of Phytopathology, Göttingen, Germany. 

9:30     Characterization of the genetic diversity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. betae utilizing phylogenetic analysis and vegetative compatibility grouping.
            Webb, Kimberly M.1*, Amy L. Hill2, Linda E. Hanson3, Lee Panella1, Mark Brick4 and Howard Schwartz5, 1USDA-ARS, Sugar Beet Research Unit, Ft. Collins, CO; 2Current address: The Ohio State University, Dept. of Plant Pathology,  Columbus, OH; 3USDA-ARS, Sugarbeet and Bean Research, East Lansing, MI; 4Colorado State University, Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences, Ft. Collins, CO and 5Colorado State University, Dept. of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Ft. Collins, CO. 

9:50     Root aphid tolerance in sugar beet; field screening & resistance mapping.
            Martens, Roy1*, Geert Janssen2, Thomas Kraft2 and Rebecca Larson1, 1Syngenta Seeds, Inc., Longmont, CO and 2Syngenta Seeds AB, Landskrona, Sweden.        

10:10   Break

 

10:30   Forum:  Official Variety Trial Parameters

            Moderator:  Jim Stewart 

12:00   Lunch

 

SATURDAY MORNING
March 5 

Sections D & F, Chemistry & Instrumentation and Factory Operations
Pavilion VI
 

Session Leader: Robert Hatch 

8:25     Announcements 

8:30     Design of clarifiers with turbulence reduction devices.
            Kochergin, Vadim* and Cy Gaudet, Audubon Sugar Institute, LSU AgCenter, St. Gabriel, LA. 

8:50     Restoring the operational capacity of a coupled-loop molasses desugarization separator.
            Groom, David1*, Heather Jarski1, Terry McGillivray1 and Mike Goettel2, 1American Crystal Sugar Company, Moorhead, MN and 2American Crystal Sugar Company, Hillsboro, ND.           

9:10     Solids removal from the flume water system Phase V.
            Rogers, Galan M.*, Thomas T. Dolecheck and Karen M. Cummings, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, Paul, ID. 

9:30     Performance of factory anaerobic contactors operated with and without pre-acidification (PA) of feed to the contactors and comparison to bench PA trials under different conditions.
            Samaraweera, Indrani S.1*, Terry McGillivray1, Mike Goettel2, Sheldon Seaborn3 and Dennis Burthwick4, 1American Crystal Sugar Company, Moorhead, MN, 2American Crystal Sugar Company, Hillsboro, ND, 3American Crystal Sugar Company, East Grand Forks, MN and 4American Crystal Sugar Company, Moorhead, MN. 

9:50     A comparison of anion concentrations across carbonation at the five valley factories of American Crystal Sugar Company.
            Jarski, Heather R.* and Terry D. McGillivray, American Crystal Sugar Company, Moorhead, MN. 

10:10   Break 

10:30   Determination of oleanolic acid based saponin removal by the wastewater treatment system at Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative.
            Knieper, Louis H., Ron Kawlewski and Jeffrey L. Carlson*, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, Renville, MN.   

10:50   Dietary sugars and diet quality

            Baker, Charles W., The Sugar Association, Washington, DC.

 

11:20   Liquefied sugar beet - the ideal fermentation substrate for your bio-based products.
            Kettling, Ulrich* and Irina N. Sterr, Süd-Chemie AG, Corporate Research & Development Department, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

 

11:40    Clarification of high strength wastewater using dissolved air floatation technology.
            
Cornelius, Gary*, Glenn Augustine, Todd Maurice and Ron Kawlewski, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, Renville, MN

 

12:00   Lunch

 

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

March 5 

Section B, Physiology & Biotechnology
Pavilion I – III
 

Session Leader:  Allan Cattanach 

1:15     Announcements 

1:20     Development of an enzyme for beet pulp processing.
            Savary, Brett J.1,2*, Prasanna Vasu1 and Jose C. Tovar1, 1Arkansas Bioscience Institute and 2College of Agriculture, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR.   

1:40     1:40   Jasmonic acid and salicylic acid inhibit growth of three sugarbeet storage rot pathogens.
          Fugate, Karen Klotz1*, Jocleita P. Ferrareze2 and Melvin D. Bolton1, 1USDA-ARS, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND and Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil.   

2:00     Changes in viability and germination speed of primed sugar beet seed during storage.
            Marcinek, Rafal, Chris Marrow and Stephen Harper*, Germains Seed Technology, Norfolk, UK.  

2:20     OPEN 

2:40     OPEN 

3:00     Conclude 

 

 

 

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

March 5 

Sections C & E, Entomology & Plant Pathology  and Genetics & Germplasm
Pavilion IV – V
 

Session Leader:  Lee Panella 

1:15     Announcements 

1:20     Overview of breeding and enhancement activities at East Lansing, Michigan.
            McGrath, J. Mitchell* and Linda E. Hanson, USDA-ARS, SBRU, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. 

1:40     DArT based genetic linkage map of sugarbeet and mapping of beet curly top.
            Eujayl, Imad A.1*, Carl A. Strausbaugh1, Wolfgang Michelke2 and Andrzej Kilian3, 1USDA-ARS, Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory, Kimberly, ID, 2KWS-SAAT AG, Einbeck, Germany and 3Diversity Array Technology PL, Yarralumla, ACT, Australia. 

2:00     Screening sugar beet germplasm for resistance to Rhizoctonia solani in artificially induced field epiphytotics: Examining 25 years of data.
           
Panella, Lee, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Fort Collins, CO. 

2:20     Biological and molecular characterization of beet oak-leaf virus.
            Liu, Hsing-Yeh* and Anju Gulati-Sakhuja, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Salinas, CA.
 

2:40     Efficacy of fungicides for controlling Rhizoctonia solani on sugar beet.
            Khan, Mohamed F. R.1,2 and Aaron L. Carlson1*, 1Plant Pathology Department, North Dakota State University and 2University of Minnesota, Fargo, ND.           

3:00     Conclude

 

 

 

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

March 5 

Sections D & F, Chemistry & Instrumentation and Factory Operations
Pavilion VI
 

Session Leader: Galan Rogers  

1:15     Announcements 

1:20     Successful application of dextranase in sugar beet factories.
            Eggleston, Gillian1*, Andy Dilks2, Mike Blowers2 and Kevin Winters2, 1SRRC-ARS-USDA, New Orleans, LA, USA and 2British Sugar plc, Wissington Factory,  Norfolk, UK. 

1:40     Strong and flexible thermal and environmental coupling between pulp drying and sugar process.
           
Vidal, Olivier1* and Olivier Deur2, 1MAGUIN SAS, Charmes, France and 2MAGUIN SAS, Serville, France. 

2:00     The measurement of mannitol in a sugar beet factory to monitor deterioration and processing problems.
            Eggleston, Gillian1* and Jean-Marc Huet2, 1SRRC-ARS-USDA, New Orleans, LA, USA and 2Groupement D’Echanges Techniques, Sucrerie de Sainte-Emilie, Ste Vermandoise Industries, Villers-Facuon, France. 

2:20    OPEN. 

2:40     OPEN 

3:00     Conclude 

 

SUNDAY MORNING
MARCH 6
 

Board of Directors Meeting
Sierra Vista
– 19th Floor   

8:00     ASSBT - Old and New Board of Directors Breakfast Meeting

 

12:00   Conclude