2016 Fusarium Head Blight Screening Nursery Results

Jason Wight, Agronomy Field Trials Coordinator, University of Maryland; jpwight@umd.edu and Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Overview The misted nursery is a tool used to assess variety response to Fusarium head blight (FHB). The most significant losses… Continue Reading

Flowering Has Started in Wheat – Keep an Eye Out for Fusarium Head Blight

Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Wheat in southern parts of Maryland and Delaware, as well as some early flowering varieties, began flowering the latter half of last week. Many fields are now breaking boot or at full… Continue Reading