Projects

GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF SUGARCANE BY CONVENTIONAL AND MOLECULAR APPROACHES Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 413028

DEVELOPING INTEGRATED WEED AND INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE SUGARCANE PRODUCTION Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 409599

THREE-WAY (LSU, ASCL, ARS) SUGARCANE BREEDING AND VARIETY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)   Accession Number: 409716

SUGARCANE BREEDING AND VARIETAL DEVELOPMENT Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)   Accession Number: 407878

SUGARCANE BREEDING AND VARIETY DEVELOPMENT (ARGENTINA) Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)   Accession Number: 408757

IMPROVING SUGARCANE PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY Trust (T)   Accession Number: 409330

Publications

Registration of "HoCP 00-950" Sugarcane - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (25-Sep-08)

Re-evaluation of Sugarcane Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Bioeconomics in Louisiana - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

White, W.H., Viator, R.P., Dufrene Jr, E.O., Dalley, C.D., Richard Jr, E.P., Tew, T.L. 2008. Re-evaluation of Sugarcane Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Bioeconomics in Louisiana. Crop Protection. 27:1256-1261.

Geographical susceptibility of Louisiana and Texas populations of sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (F.) (Lepidopetera: Crambidae) to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab protein - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Huang, F., Leonard, W.R., Reagan, T., Stout, M., Akbar, W., Moore, S., Cook, D., Lee, D., White, W.H., Yue, B., Parker, R., Chilcutt, C., Biles, S. 2008. Geographical susceptibility of Louisiana and Texas populations of sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (F.) (Lepidopetera: Crambidae) to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab protein. Crop Protection. 27:799-806.

Notice of Release of High-Fiber Sugarcane Variety HoCP 91-552 - (Trade Journal)

Tew, T.L., Dufrene Jr, E.O., Garrison, D.D., White, W.H., Grisham, M.P., Pan, Y., Richard Jr, E.P., Legendre, B.L., Miller, J.D. 2007. Notice of Release of High-Fiber Sugarcane Variety HoCP 91-552. Sugar Bulletin. 85(10):25-26.

Notice of Release of High-Fiber Sugarcane Variety Ho 00-961 - (Trade Journal)

Tew, T.L., Dufrene Jr, E.O., Garrison, D.D., White, W.H., Grisham, M.P., Pan, Y., Richard Jr, E.P., Legendre, B.L., Miller, J.D. 2007. Notice of Release of High-Fiber Sugarcane Variety Ho 00-961. Sugar Bulletin. 85(10):23-24.

Notice of Release of Sugarcane Variety HoCP 00-950 - (Trade Journal)

Tew, T.L., Dufrene Jr, E.O., Garrison, D.D., White, W.H., Grisham, M.P., Pan, Y., Richard Jr, E.P., Legendre, B.L., Miller, J.D. 2007. Notice of Release of Sugarcane Variety HoCP 00-950. Sugar Bulletin. 85(9):21-23.

Elachista saccharella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae), a leafminer infesting sugarcane in Louisiana - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

White, W.H., Reagan, T.E., Carlton, C., Akbar, W., Beuzelin, J.M. 2007. Elachista saccharella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae), A Leafminer Infesting Sugarcane in Louisiana. Florida Entomologist. 90(4):792-794.

HoCP 00-950: An Early Maturing Variety for the Louisiana Sugar Industry - (Abstract)

Dufrene Jr, E.O., Tew, T.L., White, W.H., Grisham, M.P., Pan, Y., Richard Jr, E.P. 2007. HoCP 00-950: An Early Maturing Variety for the Louisiana Sugar Industry [abstract]. Journal of the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists. 27:55.

SUPPLEMENTING NATIVE SUGARCANE BORER INFESTATIONS BY ARTIFICIAL INFESTATION - (Abstract)

White, W.H. 2007. Supplementing Native Sugarcane Borer Infestations by Artificial Infestation [abstract]. Journal of the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists. 27:62.

REPORT ON THE 2006 BORER YIELD REDUCTION EVALUATION - (Trade Journal)

White, W.H., Viator, R.P., Dufrene Jr, E.O., Dalley, C.D., Tew, T.L., Richard Jr, E.P. 2007. Report on the 2006 Borer Yield Reduction Evaluation. The Sugar Bulletin. 85(8):19-23.

ADVANCES AND CHALLENGES IN SUGARCANE PEST MANAGEMENT: A REVIEW OF THE 2006 ENTOMOLOGY WORKSHOP - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

White, W.H., Ganeshan, S., Goebel, F., Salazar, J., Samson, P.R. 2007. Advances and Challenges in Sugarcane Pest Management: A Review of the 2006 Entomology Workshop. Proceedings of the International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists. 26:821-829.

INTROGRESSING NEW SOURCES OF SUGARCANE BORER RESISTANCE: CAN THEORY BECOME PRACTICE? - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

White, W.H., Tew, T.L., Richard Jr, E.P. 2007. Introgressing New Sources of Sugarcane Borer Resistance: Can Theory Become Practice? Proceedings of the International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists. 26:850-853.

ASSOCIATION OF SUGARCANE PITH, RIND HARDNESS, AND FIBER WITH RESISTANCE TO THE SUGARCANE BORER - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

White, W.H., Tew, T.L., Richard Jr, E.P. 2006. Association of sugarcane pith, rind hardness, and fiber with resistance to the sugarcane borer. Journal American Society Sugar Cane Technologists. 26:87-100.

SUGARCANE BORER (LEPIDOPTERA: CRAMBIDAE) MANAGEMENT THRESHOLD ASSESSMENT ON FOUR SUGARCANE CULTIVARS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Possey, F.R., White, W.H., Gravois, K., Salassi, M.E., Reay-Jones, F.P., Leonard, B.R., Reagan, T.E. 2006. Sugarcane Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Management Threshold Assessment on Four Sugarcane Cultivars. Journal of Economic Entomology. 99(3):966-971.

CROSS RESISTANCE IN SUGAR CANE TO THE MEXICAN RICE BORER AND THE SUGARCANE BORER (LEPIDOPTERA: CRAMBIDAE) - (Abstract)

White, W.H., Da Silva, J.A. 2006. Cross resistance in sugar cane to the Mexican rice borer and the sugarcane borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)[abstract]. 6th International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists Entomology Workshop, May 15-20, 2006, Cairns, Australia. Available: http://www.issct.org.entoabstracts06.htm.

SUGARCANE RESISTANCE TO THE SUGARCANE BORER: RESPONSE TO INFESTATION AMONG PROGENY DERIVED FROM RESISTANT AND SUSCEPTIBLE PARENTS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Kimbeng, C.A., White, W.H., Miller, J.D., Legendre, B.L. 2006. Sugarcane resistance to the sugarcane borer: response to infestation among progeny derived from resistant and susceptible parents. Sugar Cane International. 24(3):14-21.

STEMBORERS ASSOCIATED WITH SMOOTH CORDGRASS, SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA (POACEAE), IN A NURSERY HABITAT - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

White, W.H., Adamski, D., Fine, G., Richard Jr, E.P. 2005. Stemborers Associated with Smooth Cordgrass, Spartina Alterniflora (Poaceae), in a Nursery Habitat. Florida Entomologist. 88(4):390-394.

DESCRIPTION OF THE IMMATURE STAGES OF PYRODERCES BADIA HODGES (LEPIDOPTERA: COSMOPTERIGIDAE, WITH A NEW HOST RECORD FROM LOUISIANA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Adamski, D., Brown, J.W., White, W.H. 2006. Description of the immature stages of Pyroderces badia Hodges (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae) with a new host record from Louisiana. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 108:341-346.

PICKING A WINNING RACE HORSE, I MEAN ¿ WINNING SUGAR CANE - (Trade Journal)

White, W.H., da Silva, J. 2005. Picking a Winning Race Horse, I Mean - Winning Sugar Cane. The Sugar Bulletin. 83(7):29-31.

REGISTRATION OF "HO 95-988" SUGARCANE - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Tew, T.L., Burner, D.M., Legendre, B.L., White, W.H., Grisham, M.P., Dufrene Jr, E.O., Garrison, D.D., Veremis, J.C., Pan, Y.-B., Richard Jr, E.P. 2005. Registration of "Ho 95-988" Sugarcane. Crop Science. 45:1660.

MICROSATELLITE DNA MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION OF SACCHARUM SPONTANEUM CYTOPLASM-DERIVED GERMPLASM - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Pan, Y.B., Tew, T.L., Schnell, R.J., Viator, R.P., Veremis, J.C., Richard Jr, E.P., Grisham, M.P., White, W.H. 2004. Microsatellite DNA Marker-Assisted Selection of Saccharum Spontaneum Cytoplasm-Derived Germplasm. Proceedings of International Symposium on Sustainable Sugarcane and Sugar Production. p. 483-489.

A MOLECULAR APPROACH TO BREEDING FOR STEMBORER RESISTANCE - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Da Silva, J.A., White, W.H., Setamou, M., Solis-Garcia, N. 2005. A Molecular Approach to Breeding for Stemborer Resistance in Sugarcane. In: Hogarth, D.M., editor. Proceedings of the XXV Congress of the International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, January 30 - February 4, 2005, Guatemala City, Guatemala. p. 487-491.

NEW, AND OLDER, TECHNIQUES IN PEST MANAGEMENT: A REVIEW OF THE 2003 ENTOMOLOGY WORKSHOP - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Allsopp, P.G., Ganeshan, S., Salazar, J., Suasa-Ard, W., White, W.H., Falloon, T. 2005. New, and Older, Techniques in Pest Management: A Review of the 2003 Entomology Workshop. In: Hogarth, D.M., editors. Proceedings of the XXV Congress of the International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, January 30 - February 4, 2005, Guatemala City, Guatemala. p. 741-747.

REARING PROCEDURES FOR THE SUGARCANE APHID WITH RESULTS FROM ANTIBIOSIS STUDIES AND INITIAL TRANSMISSION STUDIES - (Abstract)

White, W.H., Grisham, M.P. 2004. Rearing procedures for the sugarcane aphid with results from antibiosis studies and initial transmission studies [abstract]. Journal of the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists. 24:125.

APPLICATION OF HIGH-THROUGHPUT DNA MARKER TECHNOLOGY IN SUGARCANE BREEDING: PHASE I - NUCLEIC ACIDS EXTRACTION - (Abstract)

Pan, Y., Veremis, J.C., Scheffler, B.E., Tew, T.L., Grisham, M.P., White, W.H., Richard Jr, E.P. 2004. High-throughput application of the DNA marker technology in sugarcane breeding: Phase I - DNA extraction [abstract]. Journal of the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists. 24:117.

SURVEY RESULTS FOR THE SUGARCANE PEST, BLASTOBASIS GRAMINEA (LEPIDOPTERA:COLEOPHORIDAE), IN TEXAS AND LOUISIANA IN 2002 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

White, W.H., Adamski, D., Brown, J.W., Reagan, T.E., Villanueva-Jimenez, J.A., Mendez-Lopez, M., Way, M.O. 2005. Survey results for the sugarcane pest, blastobasis graminea (lepidoptera:coleophoridae), in Texas and Louisiana in 2002. Southwestern Entomologist. 30(2):85-92.

REGISTRATION OF 'HOCP 96-540' SUGARCANE - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Tew, T.L., White, W.H., Grisham, M.P., Dufrene Jr, E.O., Garrison, D.D., Veremis, J.C., Pan, Y., Richard Jr, E.P., Legendre, B.L., Miller, J.D. 2005. Registration of 'HoCP 96-540' Sugarcane. Crop Science. 45:785-786.

REFUGE RELEASES OF COTESIA FLAVIPES (HYMENOPTERA:BRACONIDAE)INTO THE LOUISIANA SUGARCANE ECOSYSTEM - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

White, W.H., Reagan, T.E., Smith, J.W., Salazar, J.A. 2004. Refuge releases of Cotesia flavipes (hymenoptera:braconidae)into the Louisiana sugarcane ecosystem. Environmental Entomology. 33:627-634.

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE GENETIC DIVERSITY WITHIN A COLLECTION OF SACCHARUM SPONTANEUM WITH RAPD-PCR - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Pan, Y., Burner, D.M., Legendre, B.L., Grisham, M.P., White, W.H. 2004. An Assessment of the Genetic Diversity Within a Collection of Saccharum spontaneum with RAPD-PCR. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 51:895-903.

SUGARCANE RESISTANCE TO THE SUGARCANE BORER: PERFORMANCE AMONG PROGENY DERIVED FROM RESISTANT AND SUSCEPTIBLE PARENTS - (Abstract)

Kimbeng, C.A., White, W.H., Miller, J.D., Legendre, B.L. 2004. Sugarcane Resistance to the Sugarcane Borer: Performance Among Progeny Derived from Resistant and Susceptible parents. Journal of the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists. 24:88.

BROAD-SENSE HERITABILITIES, GENETIC CORRELATIONS, AND SELECTION INDICES FOR SUGARCANE BORER RESISTANCE AND THEIR RELATION TO YIELD LOSS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Milligan, S.B., Balzarini, M., White, W.H. 2003. Broad-sense heritabilities, genetic correlations, and selection indices for sugarcane borer resistance and their relation to yield loss. Crop Science. 43:1729-1735.

SELECTION OF DE NOVO SACCHARUM HYBRIDS WITH SACCHARUM SPONTANEUM CYTOPLASM USING MICROSATELLITE DNA MARKERS - (Abstract)

Pan, Y., Tew, T.L., Grisham, M.P., Richard Jr, E.P., White, W.H., Veremis, J.C. 2003. Selection of de novo saccharum hybrids with saccharum spontaneum cytoplasm using microsatellite DNA markers. 7th International Society of Breeding and Germplasm Workshop Abstract Book, May 5-9, 2003, Durban, South Africa. p. 17-18.

SELECTION OF INTERSPECIFIC SUGARCANE HYBRIDS USING MICROSATELLITE DNA MARKERS - (Abstract)

Pan, Y., Tew, T.L., Grisham, M.P., Richard Jr, E.P., White, W.H., Veremis, J.C. 2003. Selection of interspecific sugarcane hybrids using microsatellite DNA markers [abstract]. American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists. 23:103.

SURVEY RESULTS FOR THE SUGARCANE PEST BLASTOBASIS GRAMINEA (LEPIDOPTERA: COLEOPHORIDAE) IN TEXAS AND LOUISIANA IN 2002. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

White, W.H., Adamski, D., Brown, J.W., Reagan, T.E., Jimenez, J.A., Lopez, M.M., Way, M.O. 2005. First records of the sugarcane pest, Blastobasis graminea Adamski (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae: Blastobasinae), from Mexico and Central America. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 104:812-813.