Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Over the past few years, wet spring conditions have favored corn pre and post emergence damping off caused by the oomycete pathogen, Pythium. Symptoms of Pythium Root Rot can include stunted, slower growing… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu It is hard to believe we are already in March. Over the winter, the UD Plant Pathology lab (find us @UDPlantPath) has been busy working on lab and greenhouse projects. In 2020, we… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Chris Cawley and Buzz Lowe for correctly identifying the corn photos as Pythium and Japanese Beetle! Japanese beetle feeding on corn. For a brief discussion of Japanese beetle, see the field corn section… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Small Grains The cool weather delayed flowering in wheat across much of the region. To date we have seen limited symptoms of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB). Bleached florets or bleached portions of the… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Pythium Root Rot This year has continued to have very conducive conditions for Pythium species. Symptoms can include stunted, slower growing plants, to severely infected, dead plants. Early in the season, we were… Continue Reading
