Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu We have been getting our wheat plots set up over the past week and there certainly is a fair amount of powdery mildew inoculum out there. At this point in time powdery… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Aside from the rain we received, it has been very hot and dry, allowing corn to dry down and be harvested early in many areas. Even though it may be tempting, it… 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 We are participating in a USDA powdery mildew survey on wheat. The goal of this survey is to monitor wheat powdery mildew populations in the Mid-Atlantic for genetic changes that may allow… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu The dry weather and low humidity has been very unfavorable for diseases at the present time. There are still some fields of barley with powdery mildew and leaf rust. If they needed treatments they… Continue Reading
