2005 National Sunflower Association Survey

Project Leader:Dr. Duane R. Berglund, NDSU Extension

Agronomist and Professor of Crop Science

2005 Sunflower SurveyTeams

Crop Survey Teams

North Dakota Counties

Terry Gregoire & Duane Berglund

Benson, Cavalier, Ramsey, Towner

Greg Endres & Richard Maine Foster, Pierce, Wells

Jerry Miller, Dale Rehder & Scott Radi

Barnes, LaMoure, Stutsman

Larry Kleingartner & Joe Krupinsky

Burleigh, McHenry, McLean

Crop Survey Teams

North Dakota Counties

Kent McKay & Jan Knodel Bottineau, Renville, Ward

Larry Charlet & Theresa Gross Grand Forks, Nelson, Walsh

Max Dietrich, Tom Irwin & Loren Frieze

Emmons, Logan, McIntosh

Minnesota Counties

Phil Glogoza & Carl Bradley Clay, Norman, Wilkin

Crop Survey TeamsSouth Dakota Counties (10)Ruth BeckDale CurtisMarty DraperGary EricksonBob FanningKathy GradyTerry HallMike HuberJustin KeyserMark RosenbergKay RudenShannon ThompsonDavid VanderVleitTom Young

CampbellHandHughesHydeLymanMcPhersonPotterSpinkSullyWalworth

Crop Survey Teams

ColoradoRon Meyer, Area Agronomist, CSU Extension, Burlington, CO

Counties (6)Kit Carson, Yuma, Adams,Lincoln, Bacca, & Weld

KansasJeanne Falk, Area Crops Specialist, KSU Extension, Colby, KS

Counties (9)Finney, Grant, Haskell,

Scott, Sherman, Stevens,Thomas, Cheyenne, & Rawlings

Confection and Oilseed Sunflower-2005

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Confection Oilseed

Sunflower: Non-Irrigated or Irrigated-2005

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Non-Irrigated Irrigated

Sunflower Yield and Plant Population: 2005

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Yield (lb/ A) and Plant Population (1/ 10)

Yield Plant Pop

Sunflower Plant Population: 2002, 03, 05 and Av Yield

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Row Spacing Sunflowr-2005

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Tillage: 2005 Sunflower

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no till min till conv till

Number 1 Yield Limiting Factors-2005

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Drought Plant Pop Disease None Birds Weeds

Lodging

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Root Uphvd Ground Mid Stalk

Disease: Sclerotinia- 2003

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Wilt Head Rot Mid Stalk

Disease: Sclerotinia- 2005

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Wilt Head Rot Mid Stalk

Other Diseases- 2003

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lants

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Phomopsis Verticillium Rhizopus

Other Diseases- 2005

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Phomopsis Verticillium Rhizopus

Red Rust in Sunflower- 2005

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Rust Severity Estimated for Fields Where Incidence Reported

Bird Damage 2002, 03 & 05

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2002 2003 2005

Insect Infestation-2005

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Spotted Stem Weevil Longhorned Beetle

Seeds Damaged- 2005

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% S

eeds

Dam

aged

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Seed Weevil Banded SF Moth SF Moth Brown Spot*

* Brown Spot Damage is for Confection Only

Incidence of Broadleaf Weeds ND/MN 2005

05

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Kochia

Can Thistle

RR Pgwd

B Worm

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Cocklebur

Incidence of Grassy Weeds ND/MN 2005

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Yellow Foxtail

Incidence of Broadleaf Weeds South Dakota 2005

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Cocklebur

Wild Buckw

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Lambquarter

Incidence of Grassy Weeds South Dakota 2005

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22.5

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Green Foxtail

Vol Grain

Incidence of Weeds Kansas 2005

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Puncture Vine

Vol Grain

Kochia

Green Foxtail

Incidence of Weeds Colorado 2005

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er Amar...

Kochia

Devils Claw

CockleburGreen boxtail

Worst Weeds in 2003

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Weed D

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ty, 0-3

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Kochia Marshelder RR Pigweed

Worst Weeds in 2003

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Weed D

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W. Mustard Gr. Foxtail Barnyardgrass

Worst Weeds in 2003

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Weed D

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Devils Claw Lance Leaf SagePuncture Vine Palmer Amaranth

Sunflower Survey funded by the National Sunflower

Association