wheat spindle streak mosaic virus

Small Grain Disease Update

April 10, 2009cmanneri

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 →

Scout Wheat for Diseases

April 11, 2008cmanneri

Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Continue scouting wheat for powdery mildew. The cool weather has been ideal for disease development. In cases where too much nitrogen was applied or extra carry-over from last year was not taken into consideration,… Continue Reading →