Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu In some of the early flowering wheat fields we are seeing VERY LOW levels of Fusarium head blight (FHB). The worst field I have seen I estimated to about 1% incidence, meaning… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Small Grains Disease Update Diseases remain hard to find in the majority of fields. When they do occur they are in the lower canopy. I have not seen any difference between fields… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Diseases are starting to develop in wheat and barley, although overall levels are low. Spot blotch, Septoria blotch, and Stagonospora blotch have been observed in the field and in the clinic. Stagonospora… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu I had several calls this week about a recent article that went out pertaining to FHB resistance. You may recall that I discussed this particular set of results and implications on December… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Fungicide use is common in small grains and is an excellent tool to protect yields from yield robbing diseases. In the Mid-Atlantic region, our most common diseases that impact yield include powdery… Continue Reading
