Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu As you scout your fields at this time of year it is often easy to find scattered brown spots in barley. Sometimes in wheat and rarely in barley, a minor disease called Ascocyta leafspot… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Corn Corn harvest is underway so be sure to check corn fields for lodging potential by squeezing the lower nodes or pushing on the stalks. A simple way to do this is to walk… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Keep scouting wheat for foliar diseases. Stripe rust is still a concern and is present in the South. Warmer weather will favor the Septoria, Stagnospora complex that causes speckled leafspot and glume blotch as… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Be sure to plant fungicide treated seed for control of loose smut and common bunt especially if you saved your own seed for planting. Select varieties that are high yielding as well as resistant… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Barley Several diseases are present at this time. Powdery mildew, which we had reported earlier, seems to be found primarily on the variety ‘Thoroughbred‘. The spot blotch form of net blotch is also present… Continue Reading
