Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Wheat harvest has begun. I saw a few combines in the field on Wednesday, June 24. Grain quality may be an issue in some areas, especially if no fungicides were applied. Some sooty mold… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Both barley that is still in the field and wheat that was not sprayed with fungicides are beginning to blacken in the field. The blackening of the heads is caused by several fungi that… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Wheat is rapidly turning but scab is widespread in the state. We did not dodge the bullet unfortunately. Levels of scab really vary depending on the flowering time of the wheat and whether it… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Corn No need for me to tell you how bad the weather has been so far for corn. Stands are still being reduced by excessively wet soils and the Pythium and Fusarium damping-off that… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Be on the lookout for several wheat diseases now. Powdery mildew is appearing in very dense stands and in headrows and on susceptible cultivars. The small white-to-tan spots of fungal growth are getting easy… Continue Reading
