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Founded by the North Central Soybean Research Program and funded by the Soybean Checkoff – this website provides a regional platform to access information on soybean pests and diseases -- from checkoff-funded research and from university soybean research and Extension programs in the 12 NCSRP partner states.

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Ed Anderson Director, NCSRP Sr Director Supply & Production Systems, Iowa Soybean Association eanderson@iasoybeans.com office: 515-334-1059 cell: 515-250-2657	Julie Meyer Website editor, NCSRP juliemeyer@tds.net office:608-231-1558 cell: 608-239-8094	Keith Smith Advisor, NCSRP keith.smith@wildblue.net

Communication Consultants
Aaron Putze Director of Communications & External Relations Iowa Soybean Association aputze@iasoybeans.com	Matt Wilde Senior Writer Iowa Soybean Association mwilde@iasoybeans.com	Heather Lilienthal Communications Manager Iowa Soybean Association hlilienthal@iasoybeans.com

Current NCSRP Research Project Leaders and Contacts
Soybean Aphids	Kelley J. Tilmon Kelley.Tilmon@sdstate.edu	South Dakota State University
Sudden Death Syndrome	Daren Mueller dsmuelle@iastate.edu Leonor Leandro lleandro@iastate.edu	Iowa State University Iowa State University
Seedling Pathogens	Jason Bond jbond@siu.edu	Southern Illinois University
New and Emerging Soybean Diseases	Kiersten Wise kawise@purdue.edu Daren Mueller dsmuelle@iastate.edu	Purdue University Iowa State University
Charcoal Rot	Damon Smith dsmith@plantpath.wisc.edu	University of Wisconsin
Iron Deficiency Chlorosis	Phillip McClean phillip.mcclean@ndsu.edu	North Dakota State University
Phytophthora Root and Stem Rot	Anne Dorrance dorrance.1@osu.edu	Ohio State University
Brown Stem Rot	Dean Malvick dmalvick@umn.edu	University of Minnesota
White Mold	Darren Mueller dsmuelle@iastate.edu Craig Grau cg6@plantpath.wisc.edu	Iowa State University University of Wisconsin
Soybean Cyst Nematode	Greg Tylka gltylka@iastate.edu Jason Bond jbond@siu.edu	Iowa State University Southern Illinois University
Soybean Breeding for disease resistance	Silvia Cianzio scianzio@iastate.edu Brian Diers bdiers@illinois.edu	Iowa State University University of Illinois
Enhancing disease resistance through biotechnology	Tom Clemente Tclemente1@unl.edu	University of Nebraska