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USDA Sunflower Research Educational Outreach 2019 Research Ac vi es Inoculated sunflower disease nurseries were established to evaluate experimental sunflower materials for Sclero nia basal stalk rot and Sclero nia head rot. Over 500 rows of early and advanced genera on sunflower breeding lines were evaluated for Sclero nia basal stalk rot in support of ongoing efforts toward development of sunflower germplasm with improved resistance to this disease combined with high yield poten al, high oleic oil content and other agronomic traits of importance to the sunflower seed industry and growers. Addi onally, approx