Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Small Grains As you make plans to plant wheat, be sure to review our article on aphid and barley yellow dwarf management in the Aug 3, 2012 newsletter (http://extension.udel.edu/weeklycropupdate/?p=4595). The following link to the… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu, Phillip Sylvester, Kent Co., Ag Agent; phillip@udel.edu and Nancy Gregory, Plant Diagnostician; ngregory@udel.edu As discussed in the article, Review of Barley Yellow Dwarf in 2012, the spread of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) is… Continue Reading
Phillip Sylvester, Kent Co., Ag Agent; phillip@udel.edu, Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu and Nancy Gregory, Plant Diagnostician; ngregory@udel.edu As we approach the upcoming small grains planting season, it is a good time to discuss barley yellow dwarf management. Barley… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Stripe rust in wheat has been seen in both DE and MD this week. The outbreaks at this time are small and for most of the state wheat is past flowering, so the impact… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu BYDMV We have had several more reports and a sample of Barley yellow dwarf mosaic virus in wheat. Irregular patches of varying height reductions, yellowing and purple flag leaves indicate BYDMV infection. Since this… Continue Reading
