Advances in Integrated Wheat Disease Management

Dr Stephen Wegulo is a Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and Extension Specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA. His expertise is in the areas of epidemiology and disease management. Professor Wegulo has authored or co-authored 79 refereed journal papers, six book chapters and collectively more than 500 Extension and other non-refereed publications. He is currently an Editor-in-Chief of the journal Crop Protection and has previously served as an editor of three other refereed journals.

• Part 1 Understanding and monitoring wheat diseases1.Trends in wheat diseases: Helen Eyles, University of Exeter, UK;2.Understanding wheat disease life cycles: Kelsey Anderson Onofre, Kansas State University, USA;3.Sensing technologies to identify diseases in wheat: Yao Xia, Nanjing Agricultural University, China;4.Developments in rapid in-field testing of diseases in wheat: Ruijie Deng, Sichuan University, China;5.Disease modelling/forecasting of diseases in wheat: Paul Esker, The Pennsylvania State University, USA;6.Disease monitoring/surveillance programmes to identify diseases in wheat: Darcy Telenko, Purdue University, USA;7.On-farm disease scouting and identification of diseases in wheat: Alyssa Koehler Betts, University of Delaware, USA;Part 2 The challenge of fungicide resistance8.Trends in cereal fungicide resistance: Gerd Stammler, BASF SE, Germany;9.Cereal fungicide resistance mechanisms: Nichola Hawkins, NIAB, UK;10.Strategies for minimising cereal fungicide resistance: Andreas Mehl, Bayer Crop Science, Canada;11.Minimising the environmental impact of cereal fungicide application: Meriem Aoun, Oklahoma State University, USA;Part 3 Integrated management techniques12.Assessing varietal resistance to disease in wheat: Angela Feechan, University College Dublin, Ireland;13.Chemical treatments for disease control in wheat: Darcy Telenko, Purdue University, USA;14.Bioprotectants for disease control in wheat: Stephen Wegulo, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA;15.Agronomic practices to prevent/manage wheat diseases: soil management: Niels Maywald, University of Hohenheim, Germany;16.Agronomic practices to prevent/manage wheat diseases: increasing spatial diversity: Christina Cowger, USDA-ARS, USA;17.Agronomic practices to prevent/manage wheat diseases: increasing temporal diversity: Dauri J. Tessmann, The State University of Maringá, Brazil;18.Integrating multiple techniques to manage wheat diseases: Stephen Wegulo, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA;Part 4 Developing more disease-resistant wheat varieties19.Methods for developing fungal disease-resistant wheat varieties: Thomas Miedaner, University of Hohenheim, Germany;20.Methods for developing viral disease-resistant wheat varieties: Hermann Buerstmayr, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Austria;21.Methods for developing bacterial disease-resistant wheat varieties: María Verónica Fumero, National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Argentina;