Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu The small grains planting window is quickly approaching. Disease management can begin before seed even makes it to the field; here are a few factors to consider: Variety Variety selection is a key… Continue Reading
Victor Green, Associate Scientist; vmgreen@udel.edu Results of the 2020 Small Grains Variety Trials are posted online at: https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/canr/cooperative-extension/sustainable-production/commercial-crops/field-crop-disease/
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu We are now about 3 weeks past flowering in wheat and symptoms of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) are becoming visible (Figure 1). At this point, symptoms have been at very low incidence across… Continue Reading
Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu For winter wheat, freeze damage is showing up from the northern half of Delaware due to the freezing temperatures from mid-April (Figure 1). Sussex temepratures stayed around 30°F in April, and some of our… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Across much of the region, wheat is now at the 10.0-10.4 growth stage with heading well underway. Last week when many plants were in boot stage, we were hit with multiple cold nights… Continue Reading
