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
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
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Most wheat fields are at or shortly after anthesis. We had quite a few rain events during the flowering windows for barley and wheat, which kept us at high risk for Fusarium Head… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Wheat is at or very near anthesis (Feekes 10.5.1) for much of the region. With the frequent rain events, we remain at high risk for Fusarium Head Blight (Figure 1) and fungicide applications… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Across much of the region, barley is heading and wheat is at Feekes 9-10. There have been a few reports of scattered powdery mildew, but nothing at levels warranting a fungicide application. In… Continue Reading
