Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu As I mentioned last week, there have a few instances of growers with fields of wheat or barley with bleached heads. Generally the bleaching is found throughout the field and is not… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Head scab has been observed in barley and wheat this season in varying amounts. Barley is just now arriving at the grain elevators. The amount of scab that occurs is dependent on the flowering… Continue Reading
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
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Fusarium Head Blight (Scab) in Wheat Update: Although the recent weather pattern early this week has been favorable for head scab in wheat, most of the wheat in Sussex and Kent County has completed… Continue Reading
