Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Congratulations to Joe Streett for correctly identifying the disease as wheat spindle streak mosaic virus and for being selected to be entered into the end of season raffle for $100 not… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Barley is headed out in the majority of fields. If you planted untreated seed, you may notice black heads (Figure 1). The heads, when touched, will produce a black “dust.” This is… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu The first winter wheat sample with virus symptoms arrived last week. It was sent for confirmation and was determined to be wheat soilborne mosaic virus. Wheat on the Delmarva can be infected by four… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Wheat It has been a tough year for wheat production. The wet fall delayed planting, then large areas have been inundated with water for long periods of time and there has been grazing by… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Wheat virus diseases can be hard to diagnose especially when wheat is not growing quickly due to the cool weather. Both soilborne viruses, soilborne wheat mosaic and wheat spindle streak mosaic virus can cause… Continue Reading
