Small Grain Disease Prevention

Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Be sure that you plant wheat and barley varieties with high levels of disease resistance. Select varieties with high levels of resistance to powdery mildew, leaf rust and stripe rust. Seed should be treated… Continue Reading

Small Grain Disease Update – May 27, 2011

Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Barley The most prevalent diseases that can still be seen in areas where the barley has not returned yet are the spot blotch form of net blotch and powdery mildew. After checking the barley… Continue Reading